EDINPHARM LIMITED

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SC462622 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-10-30

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£468.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (7 active, 16 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £468,933

Net assets shrinking

Down £9,245 YoY

Cash YoY

-3%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£521k

↓ 3.4% YoY

Net Worth

£469k

↓ 1.9% YoY

Current Assets

£721k

↓ 4.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£468.9k	£478.2k
Current assets	£721.3k	£756.7k
Cash	£520.5k	£538.7k
Debtors	£200.8k	£218.1k
Net assets	£468.9k	£478.2k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2025-11-06
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accounts · AA
2025-02-18
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officers · AP01
2025-02-01
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RAE, Amanda appointed
director
2024-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-02
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officers · TM01
2024-10-01
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ADDY, Gordon Joseph Robert resigned
director
2024-07-01
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ROTHERHAM, James Andrew appointed
director
2024-05-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-25
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CAMERON, Alan resigned
director
2023-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
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address · AD01
2022-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-27
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FOWLIE, John Mitchell appointed
director
2021-10-27
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MASSIE, David appointed
director
2021-10-27
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HOGARTH, Robert Milne resigned
director
2021-06-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-05
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officers · AP03
2019-01-21
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MCCARRISON, Karen Jayne appointed
secretary
2018-10-25
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STEPHENSON, Richard Ian appointed
director
2018-10-25
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ARNISON, Sally Ruth resigned
director
2018-10-25
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SAMPSON, Keith James Edward resigned
director
2016-11-14
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ALLAN, James Gray resigned
secretary
2016-11-11
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ALLAN, James Gray resigned
director
2016-07-01
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CAMERON, Alan appointed
director
2016-06-30
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GLAUCH, Alan John resigned
director
2016-06-30
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INKSTER, James Gordon resigned
director
2015-11-16
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ARNISON, Sally Ruth appointed
director
2014-07-10
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ADDY, Gordon Joseph Robert appointed
director
2014-01-01
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SAMPSON, Keith James Edward appointed
director
2013-10-30
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Company incorporated
As EDINPHARM LIMITED
2013-10-30
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HUME, John Inglis appointed
director
2013-10-30
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ALLAN, James Gray appointed
secretary
2013-10-30
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ALLAN, James Gray appointed
director
2013-10-30
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GLAUCH, Alan John appointed
director
2013-10-30
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HOGARTH, Robert Milne appointed
director
2013-10-30
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INKSTER, James Gordon appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

Incorporated2013-10-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH2 4AN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-23

Last: 2025-11-09