3 ED SISTERCO LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC328041 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-19
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.3y
65/100
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Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
25 officers (7 active, 25 linked, 20 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
35 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31➕MCLURE, Cameron Hannah appointeddirector
- 2025-01-31➖SOLLEY, Christopher Thomas resigneddirector
- 2025-01-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-25➕MCGHEE, Steven John appointeddirector
- 2023-05-25➖CHRISTIE, Rory William resigneddirector
- 2022-08-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-06-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-01➕GORDON, John Stephen appointeddirector
- 2019-05-01➕CHRISTIE, Rory William appointeddirector
- 2019-04-30➖WOODBURN, Neil Andrew resigneddirector
- 2019-04-01➕MCLELLAN, Kenneth Andrew appointeddirector
- 2019-04-01➖ANDERSON, Colin John resigneddirector
- 2017-04-01➕ANDERSON, Colin John appointeddirector
- 2017-04-01➖MCLELLAN, Kenneth Andrew resigneddirector
- 2016-10-31➖MCINNES, Sarah Catherine resigneddirector
- 2016-10-31➕WOODBURN, Neil Andrew appointeddirector
- 2015-07-22➖LINNEY, Joseph Mark resigneddirector
- 2015-07-22➕MCINNES, Sarah Catherine appointeddirector
- 2015-01-16➖WATSON, Martin John Malone resigneddirector
- 2013-03-01➕SEMPERIAN SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-03-01➖LEWIS, Maria resignedsecretary
- 2012-11-01➕MCLELLAN, Kenneth Andrew appointeddirector
- 2012-09-27➕LEWIS, Maria appointedsecretary
- 2012-09-27➖MILLER, Roger Keith resignedsecretary
- 2012-03-31➖CONLON, Zaida Munshi resigneddirector
- 2012-02-01➖DONN, Michael Andrew resigneddirector
- 2012-02-01➕SOLLEY, Christopher Thomas appointeddirector
- 2011-11-11➖PALMER, Danielle Jane resigneddirector
- 2011-11-11➕WATSON, Martin John Malone appointeddirector
- 2010-07-26➕CONLON, Zaida Munshi appointeddirector
- 2010-07-26➖GETHIN, Ian Richard resigneddirector
- 2009-12-01➕RITCHIE, Alan Campbell appointeddirector
- 2009-12-01➖MCLELLAN, Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2009-08-20➖MARSHALL, David Bruce resigneddirector
- 2009-08-20➕PALMER, Danielle Jane appointeddirector
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Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
3 Ed Holdings 2 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
3 Ed Holdings 2 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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3 ED SISTERCO LIMITED
This company · SC328041
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 Ed Holdings 2 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings
Registered office
Exchange Tower
19 Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08
Officers (7 active · 18 resigned)
SEMPERIAN SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-03-01
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GORDON, John Stephen→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-05-01
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MCGHEE, Steven John→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-05-25
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MCLELLAN, Kenneth Andrew→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2019-04-01
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MCLURE, Cameron Hannah→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-01-31
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RITCHIE, Alan Campbell→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2009-12-01
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SMITH, Martin Timothy→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2007-11-29
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LEWIS, Maria→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-09-27 · resigned 2013-03-01
MILLER, Roger Keith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-11-29 · resigned 2012-09-27
PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-19 · resigned 2007-11-29
ANDERSON, Colin John→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2019-04-01
CHRISTIE, Rory William→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2019-05-01 · resigned 2023-05-25
CONLON, Zaida Munshi→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2010-07-26 · resigned 2012-03-31
DONN, Michael Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2007-11-29 · resigned 2012-02-01
GETHIN, Ian Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2010-07-26
LINNEY, Joseph Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-11-29 · resigned 2015-07-22
MARSHALL, David Bruce→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2007-11-29 · resigned 2009-08-20
MCINNES, Sarah Catherine→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2015-07-22 · resigned 2016-10-31
MCLELLAN, Kenneth Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2012-11-01 · resigned 2017-04-01
MCLELLAN, Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-11-29 · resigned 2009-12-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 01/02/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (109 total)
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officers · CH01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-05