THE EDINBURGH AND LEITH DISTILLERY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC607576 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-08
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-09➕ABABEI, Ioana Simona appointeddirector
- 2024-09-09➖KENNEDY, John Hames Taig resigneddirector
- 2024-09-09➖STOCKER, James Alonzo resigneddirector
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-03-28📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-08-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-08-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-25➖PILLAY, Kevin resigneddirector
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-06➕KENNEDY, John Hames Taig appointeddirector
- 2022-12-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-31➖HAINSWORTH, Stewart Andrew resigneddirector
- 2022-07-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-12➕WILLIAMSON, Edward Peter appointeddirector
- 2022-07-12➖KENNEDY, John Edward James resigneddirector
- 2022-07-12➕PILLAY, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2022-03-28📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2022-01-31➕KENNEDY, John Edward James appointeddirector
- 2022-01-31➖ROBINSON, Alan William resigneddirector
- 2020-02-17➕STOCKER, James Alonzo appointeddirector
- 2019-11-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Investec Bank PLC
- 2018-09-08🏢Company incorporatedAs THE EDINBURGH AND LEITH DISTILLERY LIMITED
- 2018-09-08➕HAINSWORTH, Stewart Andrew appointeddirector
- 2018-09-08➕ROBINSON, Alan William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
John Crabbie & Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
John Crabbie & Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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THE EDINBURGH AND LEITH DISTILLERY LIMITED
This company · SC607576
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Crabbie & Company Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 08/09/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| BRODIE MELROSE DRYSDALE & CO. LIMITED→ SC201590 · est 1999 | £1.45M £1.07M–£1.84M | £8.61M | — | 3300 | 26y | 84 | 63y |
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| CAWOODS (FISHCURERS) LIMITED→ SC034153 · est 1959 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 66y | 82 | 60y |
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| YESTER FARM DAIRIES LIMITED→ SC396162 · est 2011 | — | — | — | 1400 | 15y | 82 | 73y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
21 Graham Street
Edinburgh
EH6 5QN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
ABABEI, Ioana Simona→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2024-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMSON, Edward Peter→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2022-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAINSWORTH, Stewart Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2018-09-08 · resigned 2022-10-31
KENNEDY, John Hames Taig→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-03-06 · resigned 2024-09-09
KENNEDY, John Edward James→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2022-01-31 · resigned 2022-07-12
PILLAY, Kevin→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-07-12 · resigned 2023-07-25
ROBINSON, Alan William→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-09-08 · resigned 2022-01-31
STOCKER, James Alonzo→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-02-17 · resigned 2024-09-09
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Investec Bank Investec Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/11/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-03-28
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-08-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-08