EWM INVESTCO LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC465467 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-09
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.1y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-01-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-10-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-10-08🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Equorium Property Company Limited as the Lender (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying the MR01)
- 2021-10-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Equorium Property Company Limited as the Lender (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying the MR01)
- 2021-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-19➕JACKSON, John Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-03-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Edinburgh Woollen Mill (Group) Limited
- 2020-03-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Edinburgh Woollen Mill (Group) Limited
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-21➕EDMONDS, Robert Neil appointeddirector
- 2017-08-21➖EDMONDS, Robert Neil resigneddirector
- 2017-06-01➖LEE, Kristian Brian resigneddirector
- 2015-11-16➕SIMPSON, Stephen Robert appointeddirector
- 2013-12-09🏢Company incorporatedAs EWM INVESTCO LIMITED
- 2013-12-09➕CARRUTHERS, June appointedsecretary
- 2013-12-09➕LEE, Kristian Brian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28
Group structure
Banbury Street Two Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Banbury Street Two Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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EWM INVESTCO LIMITED
This company · SC465467
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Banbury Street Two Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/11/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ewm (2011) Limitedceased 19/11/2021· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Limited
Waverley Mills
Langholm
Dumfriesshire
DG13 0EB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-02-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
JACKSON, John Robert→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-05-19
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SIMPSON, Stephen Robert→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-11-16
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EDMONDS, Robert Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-08-21 · resigned 2017-08-21
LEE, Kristian Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2013-12-09 · resigned 2017-06-01
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Equorium Property Company as the Lender (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying the MR01) Equorium Property Company Limited as the Lender (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying the MR01) | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/10/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Equorium Property Company as the Lender (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying the MR01) Equorium Property Company Limited as the Lender (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying the MR01) | A registered charge | — | 08/10/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | The Edinburgh Woollen Mill (Group) The Edinburgh Woollen Mill (Group) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/03/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | The Edinburgh Woollen Mill (Group) The Edinburgh Woollen Mill (Group) Limited | A registered charge | — | 17/03/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-01-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-30