EDINBURGH CIDER COMPANY LTD.
🏛️Establishedactive
SC664374 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-16
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
£-138.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £138,469
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£138k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£49k
↑ 26% 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 | £58.0k | £-97.0k |
| Current assets | £49.3k | £39.2k |
| Cash | — | £2.9k |
| Debtors | — | £7.1k |
| Net assets | £-138.5k | £-97.0k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-01➕LAMB, Alison Mary appointeddirector
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-01➖LAMB, Alison Mary resigneddirector
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-28➕LAMB, Alison Mary appointeddirector
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-16🏢Company incorporatedAs EDINBURGH CIDER COMPANY LTD.
- 2020-06-16➕LAMB, James Keith appointeddirector
- 2020-06-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 62. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Keith Lamb Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/06/2020 |
Mrs Alison Mary Lamb Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/01/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Alison Mary Lambceased 01/01/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342
Registered office
17 Edwards Wynd
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH17 8XW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
LAMB, Alison Mary→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2026-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAMB, James Keith→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAMB, Alison Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2023-07-28 · resigned 2025-01-01
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30