EDINBURGH SCIENCE WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC802990 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-14
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
8 filings
60
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
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-11
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-08-04
    CODLIN, Alexandra appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-05-22
    WILSON, Carolyn Margaret resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-05-22
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-02
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-03-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EDINBURGH SCIENCE WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS LTD
  9. 2024-03-14
    DICK, Brendan Sweeney appointed
    director
  10. 2024-03-14
    WALL, Ian James, Prof appointed
    director
  11. 2024-03-14
    WILSON, Carolyn Margaret appointed
    secretary
  12. 2024-03-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Edinburgh Science Worldwide Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Edinburgh Science Worldwide Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
EDINBURGH SCIENCE WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS LTD
This company · SC802990

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Edinburgh Science Worldwide Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/03/2024

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-03-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

20 Hopetoun Street
Edinburgh
EH7 4GH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CODLIN, Alexandra
secretary · appointed 2025-08-04
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Active
DICK, Brendan Sweeney
director · ~67y · appointed 2024-03-14
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Active
WALL, Ian James, Prof
director · ~78y · appointed 2024-03-14
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Active
WILSON, Carolyn Margaret
secretary · appointed 2024-03-14 · resigned 2025-05-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-18
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-14