EDINBURGH FESTIVAL OF CYCLING LTD.

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SC442447 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-02-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93199Other sports activities
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees00

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
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    WHITTAKER, John Gerard appointed
    director
  2. 2026-02-20
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    WHITTAKER, John resigned
    director
  3. 2026-02-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2024-02-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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  8. 2024-01-31
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    WHITTAKER, John appointed
    director
  9. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2023-09-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-08-31
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    BROWN, Caroline resigned
    director
  12. 2022-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2021-09-21
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  14. 2021-03-16
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  15. 2020-05-05
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  16. 2019-06-27
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  17. 2018-05-28
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  18. 2018-02-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-02-12
    ➖
    ANGUS, Gregor Cameron resigned
    director
  20. 2017-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-10-22
    ➖
    CONNACHAN, Claire Susan resigned
    director
  22. 2016-03-01
    ➕
    CONNACHAN, Claire Susan appointed
    director
  23. 2015-01-15
    ➕
    ANGUS, Gregor Cameron appointed
    director
  24. 2014-02-28
    ➕
    HARDING, Keith Iain Mckay appointed
    secretary
  25. 2014-02-28
    ➕
    HARDING, Ulrike appointed
    director
  26. 2014-02-28
    ➖
    CONACHER, Kirsten Joyce resigned
    secretary
  27. 2014-02-28
    ➕
    BROWN, Caroline appointed
    director
  28. 2014-02-28
    ➖
    CONACHER, Kirsten Joyce resigned
    director
  29. 2014-02-28
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Andrew James resigned
    director
  30. 2014-02-28
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Tracy Sarah resigned
    director
  31. 2013-02-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EDINBURGH FESTIVAL OF CYCLING LTD.
  32. 2013-02-11
    ➕
    HARDING, Keith Iain Mckay appointed
    director
  33. 2013-02-11
    ➕
    CONACHER, Kirsten Joyce appointed
    secretary
  34. 2013-02-11
    ➕
    CONACHER, Kirsten Joyce appointed
    director
  35. 2013-02-11
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Andrew James appointed
    director
  36. 2013-02-11
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Tracy Sarah appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-02-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77210 — Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods

Registered office

4 (3f1) South Oxford Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH8 9QF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

HARDING, Keith Iain Mckay→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDING, Keith Iain Mckay→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDING, Ulrike→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITTAKER, John Gerard→
director · ~66y · appointed 2026-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONACHER, Kirsten Joyce→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-11 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
ANGUS, Gregor Cameron→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-01-15 · resigned 2018-02-12
Resigned
BROWN, Caroline→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-02-28 · resigned 2023-08-31
Resigned
CONACHER, Kirsten Joyce→
director · ~38y · appointed 2013-02-11 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
CONNACHAN, Claire Susan→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-03-01 · resigned 2016-10-22
Resigned
WHITTAKER, John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-01-31 · resigned 2026-02-20
Resigned
WRIGHT, Andrew James→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-02-11 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
WRIGHT, Tracy Sarah→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-02-11 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

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officers · AP01
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-16