EDINBURGH SHOWTEC LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC355009 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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| Average employees | 600 | 700 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-04-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-05📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-09-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-09-05📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-07📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-02-07📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-02-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17➕OLSSON, Lesley Jane appointeddirector
- 2021-12-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-12-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-03-09➖WALTON, Lynne resigneddirector
- 2012-05-22➖ACCOUNTANCY ASSURED (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-02-13🏢Company incorporatedAs EDINBURGH SHOWTEC LTD.
- 2009-02-13➕OLSSON, Stephen Alexander appointeddirector
- 2009-02-13➕ACCOUNTANCY ASSURED (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-02-13➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-02-13➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-02-13➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2009-02-13➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
- 2009-02-13➕WALTON, Lynne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
29/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — OLSSON, Lesley Jane (same surname) appointed 2021-12-17. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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 17 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Stephen Alexander Olsson Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 01/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts
Registered office
14-15 Main Street
Longniddry
East Lothian
EH32 0NF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
OLSSON, Lesley Jane→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OLSSON, Stephen Alexander→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ACCOUNTANCY ASSURED (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-02-13 · resigned 2012-05-22
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-02-13 · resigned 2009-02-13
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-02-13 · resigned 2009-02-13
WALTON, Lynne→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2009-02-13 · resigned 2016-03-09
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/05/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/04/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-09-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-05
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-26
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-02-07