THE EDINBURGH TOURISM ACTION GROUP LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC546437 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-09-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees400500

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2020-01-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-01-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-01-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-12-11
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    WORSNOP, Robin Stewart resigned
    director
  12. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-04
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    EMSLIE, Donald Gordon appointed
    director
  14. 2019-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-05-29
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    LANG, Robert Orr appointed
    director
  16. 2019-05-29
    ➕
    SMITH, Roderick Charles appointed
    director
  17. 2019-05-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-05-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-05-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-05-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2019-05-01
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    DONNELLY, John Paton resigned
    director
  22. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As THE EDINBURGH TOURISM ACTION GROUP LIMITED
  24. 2016-09-28
    ➕
    KINGTON, Richard Michael John appointed
    director
  25. 2016-09-28
    ➕
    DONNELLY, John Paton appointed
    director
  26. 2016-09-28
    ➕
    WORSNOP, Robin Stewart 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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Donald Gordon Emslie
Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/12/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Robin Stewart Worsnopceased 11/12/2019· 25-50% voting
  • Mr John Paton Donnellyceased 01/05/2019· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2016-09-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

Apex House
99 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 5HD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

EMSLIE, Donald Gordon→
director · ~69y · appointed 2019-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KINGTON, Richard Michael John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANG, Robert Orr→
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Roderick Charles→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DONNELLY, John Paton→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-09-28 · resigned 2019-05-01
Resigned
WORSNOP, Robin Stewart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-09-28 · resigned 2019-12-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-02-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-21