AT HOME IN EDINBURGH LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC383870 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-18
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-10-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-10-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-01-01➕MCCANN, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2012-12-31➖JOHNSTON, Neil Graham resigneddirector
- 2010-08-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AT HOME IN EDINBURGH LTD.
- 2010-08-18➕MCCANN, Victoria Elizabeth Carey appointeddirector
- 2010-08-18➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-08-18➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-08-18➕JOHNSTON, Neil Graham appointeddirector
- 2010-08-18➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2010-08-18➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Richard James Mccann Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Victoria Elizabeth Carey Mccann Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
39 Warrender Park Road
Edinburgh
EH9 1EU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
MCCANN, Richard James→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2013-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCANN, Victoria Elizabeth Carey→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2010-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-08-18 · resigned 2010-08-18
JOHNSTON, Neil Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2010-08-18 · resigned 2012-12-31
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2010-08-18 · resigned 2010-08-18
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Recent filings (60 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-11