EAST OF SCOTLAND COLOUR PRINT LIMITED

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SC343575 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-29
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 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

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.8y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
59 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees4400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2024-10-17
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  3. 2024-07-23
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    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-07-08
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  5. 2023-11-13
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  6. 2022-10-12
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  7. 2021-11-09
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  8. 2021-01-15
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  9. 2020-06-04
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  10. 2020-06-04
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-06-01
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    JACKSON, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  12. 2020-06-01
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    SIMPSON, Kenneth David appointed
    director
  13. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-07
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  15. 2017-12-14
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  16. 2017-02-10
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  17. 2016-05-29
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  18. 2015-10-23
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  19. 2015-10-16
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    SIMPSON, Carol Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2015-02-06
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    WINTER, Kenneth Alexander resigned
    director
  21. 2011-03-04
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2011-02-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  23. 2008-07-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2008-05-29
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    Company incorporated
    As EAST OF SCOTLAND COLOUR PRINT LIMITED
  25. 2008-05-29
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    SIMPSON, Carol Ann appointed
    secretary
  26. 2008-05-29
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Stephen appointed
    director
  27. 2008-05-29
    ➕
    WINTER, Kenneth Alexander appointed
    director
  28. 2008-05-29
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    JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2008-05-29
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    JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Carol Ann Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-05-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

16 Dunsinane Avenue
Dunsinane Industrial Estate
Dundee
DD2 3QT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

SIMPSON, Carol Ann→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-29
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Active
JACKSON, Claire Louise→
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-06-01
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Active
SIMPSON, Carol Ann→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-10-16
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Active
SIMPSON, Kenneth David→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-06-01
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Active
SIMPSON, Stephen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-05-29
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Active
WINTER, Kenneth Alexander→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-05-29 · resigned 2015-02-06
Resigned
JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-05-29 · resigned 2008-05-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property08/07/2024—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property04/03/2011—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
Bond & floating charge1 property17/02/2011—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property21/07/2008—
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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-06-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-06-04