EDINBURGH DAB LTD
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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 · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £27.9k | £36.4k |
| Current assets | £60.3k | £72.5k |
| Cash | £18.9k | £22.5k |
| Debtors | £41.4k | £50.0k |
| Net assets | £18.8k | £18.2k |
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
- • 1 accounts
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-21➕DUFFY, David Gerard appointeddirector
- 2022-03-21➖ALI, Zahid Iqbal resigneddirector
- 2021-12-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-04➖RAZAQ, Abdul resigneddirector
- 2020-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs EDINBURGH DAB LTD
- 2020-07-09➕HURST, Christopher David appointeddirector
- 2020-07-09➕NIOCAST DIGITAL LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2020-07-09➕ALI, Zahid Iqbal appointeddirector
- 2020-07-09➕RAZAQ, Abdul appointeddirector
- 2020-07-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Niocast Digital Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Niocast Digital Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/07/2020 |
Mr Christopher David Hurst Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/07/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Abdul Razaqceased 04/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/06/2022 | — |