GENERATION EDINBURGH CIC

💤Zombieactive

SC421759 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-04-12

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90010Performing arts

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

38 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-11-11
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accounts · AA
2025-07-31
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accounts · AA01
2024-12-11
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accounts · AA
2023-12-01
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accounts · AA
2022-09-14
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accounts · AA
2021-11-16
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accounts · AA
2020-12-03
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accounts · AA
2019-12-10
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accounts · AA
2019-04-29
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address · AD02
2018-12-07
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accounts · AA
2018-10-03
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address · AD01
2018-07-06
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address · AD01
2018-04-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-04-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2018-01-18
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accounts · AA
2016-11-09
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accounts · AA
2012-04-12
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Company incorporated
As GENERATION EDINBURGH CIC
2012-04-12
➕
WHITEHOUSE, Miriam appointed
director

Owner dependency

80/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Miriam Whitehouse Individual · British · DOB 06/1988 · age 38	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2012-04-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

5 Bramble Way

Ormiston

Tranent

East Lothian

EH35 5NA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-18

Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WHITEHOUSE, Miriam→

director · ~38y · appointed 2012-04-12

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-11

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2025-07-31