ED PROPERTIES SCOTLAND LTD

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SC821375 · ltd · incorporated 2024-09-02

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

Why now

Window opening · high confidence

More negotiable than before — 4 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 90 → 50
· Bankability: 65 → 45
· Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
· Opportunity score: 71 → 61

Opportunity decay

softening · 6-months

Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.

· 4 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.

↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
↓Opportunity score: 71 → 61
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 50
↓Bankability: 65 → 45
·Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

—

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Opportunity

61/100

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

2 filings — limited history

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

61/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (4 events)Click to expand

2024-09-02
🏢
Company incorporated
As ED PROPERTIES SCOTLAND LTD
2024-09-02
➕
COLGAN, Dominic Mark appointed
director
2024-09-02
➕
DIAMOND, Elise Marie appointed
director
2024-09-02
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100

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.
+Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited 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

1 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-02

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Dominic Mark Colgan Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	02/09/2024
Miss Elise Marie Diamond Individual · British · DOB 05/1990 · age 36	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	02/09/2024

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

Incorporated2024-09-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Flat A

68 Bank Street

Kilmarnock

KA1 1EA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-02OVERDUE

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-15

Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

COLGAN, Dominic Mark→

director · ~51y · appointed 2024-09-02

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Active

DIAMOND, Elise Marie→

director · ~36y · appointed 2024-09-02

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Recent filings (2 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-14

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2024-09-02