TEUCHTERS (EDINBURGH) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC395319 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-11
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£1.21M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -61% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 7.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
54 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,205,271
Cash draining
Cash down 61% YoY
Cash YoY
-61%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£103k
↓ 61% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£313k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£241k£482k£723k£964k£1.2mOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£1.31M£1.23M
Current assets£313.0k£456.7k
Cash£102.5k£265.6k
Debtors£130.0k£120.2k
Net assets£1.21M£932.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-24
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-14
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    address · AD01
  4. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-16
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    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2019-04-16
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    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2019-04-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2019-04-09
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Caledonian Heritable Limited
  12. 2019-04-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Caledonian Heritable Limited
  13. 2019-04-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Caledonian Heritable Limited
  14. 2019-04-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2019-03-28
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    KNIGHT, Peter Alan appointed
    director
  16. 2019-03-28
    ➕
    TINDAL, John Andrew David appointed
    director
  17. 2019-03-28
    ➖
    GRYCUK, Fiona resigned
    secretary
  18. 2019-03-28
    ➖
    RUSSELL, Gordon Iain resigned
    director
  19. 2019-03-28
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  20. 2019-03-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  21. 2019-03-28
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  22. 2019-03-28
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  23. 2019-03-28
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  24. 2019-03-28
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  25. 2019-03-28
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    officers · RP04AP01
  26. 2019-03-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Caledonian Heritable Limited
  27. 2018-08-06
    ➕
    ARNOTT, Robert Graeme appointed
    director
  28. 2018-08-06
    ➖
    LAING, Thomas Fleming resigned
    director
  29. 2016-01-11
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Gordon Iain appointed
    director
  30. 2013-11-27
    ➕
    LAING, Thomas Fleming appointed
    director
  31. 2011-04-26
    ➕
    DOYLE, Kevin Michael appointed
    director
  32. 2011-04-26
    ➕
    GRYCUK, Fiona appointed
    secretary
  33. 2011-04-26
    ➖
    KENNEDY, Bryan Ross resigned
    director
  34. 2011-03-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TEUCHTERS (EDINBURGH) LIMITED
  35. 2011-03-11
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Bryan Ross appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Knidal Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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Caledonian Heritable Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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TEUCHTERS (EDINBURGH) LIMITED
This company · SC395319

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Knidal Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/03/2019
Caledonian Heritable Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/03/2017

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
Incorporated2011-03-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

46 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh
EH2 4HQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

ARNOTT, Robert Graeme→
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOYLE, Kevin Michael→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNIGHT, Peter Alan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TINDAL, John Andrew David→
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRYCUK, Fiona→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-26 · resigned 2019-03-28
Resigned
KENNEDY, Bryan Ross→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-03-11 · resigned 2011-04-26
Resigned
LAING, Thomas Fleming→
director · ~79y · appointed 2013-11-27 · resigned 2018-08-06
Resigned
RUSSELL, Gordon Iain→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-01-11 · resigned 2019-03-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Caledonian Heritable
Caledonian Heritable Limited
A registered charge1 property09/04/2019—
outstanding
Caledonian Heritable
Caledonian Heritable Limited
A registered charge1 property09/04/2019—
outstanding
Caledonian Heritable
Caledonian Heritable Limited
A registered charge1 property09/04/2019—
outstanding
Caledonian Heritable
Caledonian Heritable Limited
A registered charge—28/03/2019—
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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-04-16