DEVELOPMENT EDINBURGH AND LOTHIANS LIMITED
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2010-05-21📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2010-05-21🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-01-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-01-20📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-01-20📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-01-20📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2009-01-20📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-01-15➖COUTTS, Elena resigneddirector
- 2009-01-14➕CARDOWNIE, Stephen Archibald appointeddirector
- 2009-01-14➕SMITH, Norman appointeddirector
- 2008-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs DEVELOPMENT EDINBURGH AND LOTHIANS LIMITED
- 2008-09-30➕COUTTS, Elena appointeddirector
- 2008-09-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-05-21
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