EDINBURGH CITY LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC403324 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-11
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.
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1100

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-16
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  3. 2025-07-15
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    CALEDONIAN CARE LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  4. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-19
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  6. 2022-12-16
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  7. 2021-12-21
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  8. 2020-12-07
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-18
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    officers · AP03
  10. 2020-03-17
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    MCDONALD KAY, Wendy appointed
    secretary
  11. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2018-12-21
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  13. 2017-12-20
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  14. 2016-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-31
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  17. 2011-07-11
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    Company incorporated
    As EDINBURGH CITY LTD.
  18. 2011-07-11
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    COBB, Ronald Peter appointed
    director
  19. 2011-07-11
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-07-11
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2011-07-11
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  22. 2011-07-11
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ronald Peter Cobb
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-07-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

6 St. Colme Street
Edinburgh
EH3 6AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MCDONALD KAY, Wendy→
secretary · appointed 2020-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COBB, Ronald Peter→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CALEDONIAN CARE LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2025-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-07-11 · resigned 2011-07-11
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-07-11 · resigned 2011-07-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-03-18