EDINBURGH OLD TOWN DEVELOPMENT TRUST

🌳Matureactive
SC366198 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-09-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
41 officers (8 active, 41 linked, 40 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
124 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 (96 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-04-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-04-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-04-07
    DUFFY, Stephen appointed
    director
  6. 2025-04-07
    KEADY, Patrick Gerard appointed
    director
  7. 2025-04-07
    SUBBIAH, Sugan appointed
    director
  8. 2024-10-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-10-07
    PATON-WILLIAMS, David Graham, Rev resigned
    director
  10. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-02-09
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-02-03
    SALAMONE, Anthony, Mr. resigned
    director
  14. 2024-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-12-09
    BANAG, Franck resigned
    director
  17. 2023-10-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-09-28
    HARKNESS, Maureen resigned
    director
  19. 2023-09-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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  20. 2023-09-01
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  21. 2023-09-01
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  22. 2023-08-29
    BROUGH, Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2023-08-29
    MCLUCKIE, John, Fr appointed
    director
  24. 2023-08-29
    VENTURATO, Laura appointed
    director
  25. 2023-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2023-06-17
    STAFFORD, Penny resigned
    director
  27. 2023-04-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  28. 2023-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2023-03-28
    CHRISTIE, Anne Margaret resigned
    director
  30. 2023-01-25
    PATON-WILLIAMS, David Graham, Rev appointed
    director
  31. 2023-01-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  32. 2022-10-17
    BRADLEY, Hannah Mcdonald resigned
    director
  33. 2022-10-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  34. 2022-10-17
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    officers · AP01
  35. 2022-10-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  36. 2022-10-16
    ORTESEH, Otis, Mr. appointed
    director
  37. 2022-10-16
    BANAG, Franck appointed
    director
  38. 2022-10-16
    BRADLEY, Sean Joseph resigned
    director
  39. 2022-10-16
    BUSH, Christopher Leslie resigned
    director
  40. 2022-10-16
    HARKNESS, Maureen appointed
    director
  41. 2022-10-16
    MITCHELL, John Mcintosh resigned
    director
  42. 2022-10-16
    PATON-WILLIAMS, David Graham, Rev resigned
    director
  43. 2022-10-16
    SALAMONE, Anthony, Mr. appointed
    director
  44. 2022-10-16
    STAFFORD, Penny appointed
    director
  45. 2019-02-26
    BUSH, Christopher Leslie appointed
    director
  46. 2019-02-26
    CHRISTIE, Anne Margaret appointed
    director
  47. 2019-02-26
    KERR, Fenella resigned
    director
  48. 2019-02-26
    MCGREGOR, Callum, Mr. resigned
    director
  49. 2019-02-01
    KEADY, Patrick Gerard resigned
    director
  50. 2018-09-19
    KEADY, Patrick Gerard appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2009-09-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

The Crannie
9 Cranston Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (8 active · 33 resigned)

BROUGH, Andrew
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-08-29
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Active
CRIGHTON, Matthew Barclay
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-09-21
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Active
DUFFY, Stephen
director · ~71y · appointed 2025-04-07
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Active
KEADY, Patrick Gerard
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-04-07
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Active
MCLUCKIE, John, Fr
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-08-29
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Active
ORTESEH, Otis, Mr.
director · ~77y · appointed 2022-10-16
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Active
SUBBIAH, Sugan
director · ~25y · appointed 2025-04-07
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Active
VENTURATO, Laura
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-08-29
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Active
RICHARDSON, Sally
secretary · appointed 2009-09-28 · resigned 2010-02-03
Resigned
ANDERSON, David
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-06-01 · resigned 2018-05-22
Resigned
BALFE, Bernadette Nora Anne
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-11-09 · resigned 2010-03-23
Resigned
BANAG, Franck
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-10-16 · resigned 2023-12-09
Resigned
BAXTER, Margaret
director · ~91y · appointed 2010-02-09 · resigned 2018-05-17
Resigned
BINNIE, Gillian
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-03-23 · resigned 2014-11-12
Resigned
BRADLEY, Hannah Mcdonald
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-07-26 · resigned 2022-10-17
Resigned
BRADLEY, Sean Joseph
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-10-20 · resigned 2022-10-16
Resigned
BUSH, Christopher Leslie
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-02-26 · resigned 2022-10-16
Resigned
CHRISTIE, Anne Margaret
director · ~34y · appointed 2019-02-26 · resigned 2023-03-28
Resigned
DAVIDSON, Mark Oliver Tweedie
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-09-28 · resigned 2011-06-06
Resigned
GRANT, Catriona Mary
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-09-28 · resigned 2016-09-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (124 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-01