EDEN SCOTT (ABERDEEN) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC362015 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-01
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  4. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-04-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2017-02-09
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-01-03
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-18
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    MILNE, James Paul resigned
    director
  16. 2015-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-05-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rsb Invoice Finance Limited
  18. 2009-08-12
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    MILNE, James Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2009-07-01
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    Company incorporated
    As EDEN SCOTT (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
  20. 2009-07-01
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    LOGUE, Chris appointed
    secretary
  21. 2009-07-01
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    LOGUE, Christopher Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2009-07-01
    ➕
    LOWNIE, Michelle Noble appointed
    director
  23. 2009-07-01
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    MARTIN, Guy Stewart appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Chrisopher Robert Logue
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Mr Guy Stewart Martin
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Ms Michelle Noble Lownie
Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Paul Milneceased 21/02/2017· significant influence

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
Incorporated2009-07-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

3rd Floor, 132 Princes Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

LOGUE, Chris→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-01
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LOGUE, Christopher Robert→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-07-01
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LOWNIE, Michelle Noble→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-07-01
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MARTIN, Guy Stewart→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-07-01
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Active
MILNE, James Paul→
director · ~47y · appointed 2009-08-12 · resigned 2016-10-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Rsb Invoice Finance
Rsb Invoice Finance Limited
Floating charge1 property30/05/2012—
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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-12-27