THE EDINBURGH ICE CO. LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.3k | £-1.3k |
| Current assets | £1.6k | £13.6k |
| Net assets | £-1.3k | £-1.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-01-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-10➕FERGUSON, Rhys Thomas appointeddirector
- 2025-07-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-08-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-29🏢Company incorporatedAs THE EDINBURGH ICE CO. LIMITED
- 2016-07-29➕MIDDLETON, Ilanna Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Duck Egg Blue Management Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Duck Egg Blue Management Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/01/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Rhys Thomas Fergusanceased 22/01/2026· 25-50% shares
- Miss Ilanna Jane Middletonceased 22/01/2026· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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