EDESIGN ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING LIMITED

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SC455681 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-31
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-62.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71112Urban planning and landscape architectural activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £62,039
Cash YoY
+1028%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↑ 1028% YoY
Net Worth
-£62k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 88% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£62k-£46k-£30k-£14k£2k£18kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-47.0k£-21.6k
Current assets£2.2k£17.8k
Cash£2.2k£196
Debtors—£17.6k
Net assets£-62.0k£-43.4k

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

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3 signals 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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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  2. 2024-07-31
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  3. 2024-07-03
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  4. 2023-09-28
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  5. 2022-07-29
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  6. 2021-07-29
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  7. 2020-10-29
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  8. 2019-07-29
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  9. 2018-08-01
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  10. 2018-08-01
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  11. 2018-08-01
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  12. 2018-07-27
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  13. 2017-03-04
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  14. 2016-07-29
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  15. 2015-09-22
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  16. 2013-07-31
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    Company incorporated
    As EDESIGN ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING LIMITED
  17. 2013-07-31
    ➕
    GHOSH, Robin appointed
    director
  18. 2013-07-31
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    SHENNAN, Derek appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 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.)

Group structure

Econstruct Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Econstruct Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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EDESIGN ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING LIMITED
This company · SC455681

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Econstruct Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/02/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Robin Ghoshceased 17/02/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence
  • Mr Derek Shennanceased 17/02/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2013-07-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

64 Wellington Chambers
Ayr
KA7 1EH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GHOSH, Robin→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-07-31
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Active
SHENNAN, Derek→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-07-31
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
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accounts · AA01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
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accounts · AA
2021-07-29
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accounts · AA
2020-10-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-29