EDWARD MINTO & SON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC666985 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-09

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

Why now

Window closing · high confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 5 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 50 → 90
· Bankability: 55 → 75
· Deal-killer verdict: complicated → workable
· Opportunity score: 61 → 70

Opportunity decay

hardening · 6-months

Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.

· 5 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 5 positive signals vs 0 negative.

↑Deal-killer verdict: complicated → workable
↑Opportunity score: 61 → 70
↑Hygiene score: 50 → 90
↑Bankability: 55 → 75
↑Filings: 14 → 16
+1 more

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (88/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

16 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31	2023-07-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-09
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Company incorporated
As EDWARD MINTO & SON LIMITED
2020-07-09
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MCCUSKER, Andrew James appointed
director
2020-07-09
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew James Mccusker Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1977 · age 49	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	09/07/2020

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

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WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC201429 · est 1999 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	83	59y
WEST COAST CAPITAL (RETAIL PARKS) LIMITED→ SC219194 · est 2001	—	—	—	0	25y	83	77y
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WICKED COSTUMES GROUP LIMITED→ SC402313 · est 2011	—	—	£474.0k	—	15y	83	62y
ADAM WILSON & SONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC230058 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	24y	82	86y
ADELPHI PLANT HIRE (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC239828 · est 2002	—	—	—	2	23y	82	65y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2020-07-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC77400 — Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works

Registered office

The Pump House Olympic Business Park, Drybridge Road

Dundonald

Kilmarnock

South Ayrshire

KA2 9BE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-22

Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCCUSKER, Andrew James→

director · ~49y · appointed 2020-07-09

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Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (16 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-05-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-05-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-05

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-06-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-05-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-05-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-03-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-05-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-28

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2021-10-15

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-10-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-08-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-25