ORIGINAL EDITIONS LIMITED

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SC434360 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-09
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£956
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £956
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,758 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£202
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
£956
↓ 95% YoY
Current Assets
£618
↓ 97% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£21k£32k£42k£53kOct 2023Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£956£19.7k£52.7k
Current assets£618£20.2k£52.8k
Cash£202£20.0k£51.0k
Debtors£416£224£1.8k
Net assets£956£19.7k£52.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-09-02
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  3. 2024-09-02
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  4. 2023-02-21
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  5. 2022-06-06
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  6. 2021-06-15
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  7. 2020-06-04
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-12
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2019-08-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-07-23
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-30
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  14. 2015-10-26
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-29
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  16. 2012-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ORIGINAL EDITIONS LIMITED
  17. 2012-10-09
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Morven 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Morven Mclean
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · 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
Incorporated2012-10-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

145 St. Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5JF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCLEAN, Morven→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-10-09
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-21
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officers · CH01
2019-08-12