EURO DRIVESHAFTS & HYDRAULICS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC088606 · ltd · incorporated 1984-06-26
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 36.5y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
93 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1500 | 1400 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-11-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-05➖MCMILLAN, Douglas T resigneddirector
- 2018-06-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-dateannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2015-06-25➖MCMILLAN, Hazel resignedsecretary
- 2015-06-25➖MCMILLAN, Hazel resigneddirector
- 2003-03-20➕MCMILLAN, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 1989-10-11➖CHALMERS, Agnes Brown resigneddirector
- 1989-10-11➕MCMILLAN, Douglas T appointeddirector
- 1989-10-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1984-06-26🏢Company incorporatedAs EURO DRIVESHAFTS & HYDRAULICS LIMITED
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Andrew James Mcmillan Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID OGILVIE ENGINEERING LIMITED→ SC165185 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| DKJ AIR LTD→ SC878729 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS NETWORK LTD→ SC406529 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ESSJAY ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD→ SC696549 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| FASTRIDER LIMITED→ SC212555 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| FIOR LIVING LIMITED→ SC596162 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| FIRST LIFT ENGINEERS LTD.→ SC261535 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| FLEMWELD LTD→ SC506806 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| FORGE SOFT FURNISH LTD→ SC847879 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANKLIN CLARK MEDIA LIMITED→ SC574500 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| FRST PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ SC626208 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| FUTURE FORM (SPF) LIMITED→ SC859088 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-06-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25620 — Machining
Registered office
Tannahill
Kilmaurs
Ayrshire
KA3 2LN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
MCMILLAN, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2003-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCMILLAN, Hazel→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2015-06-25
CHALMERS, Agnes Brown→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1989-10-11
MCMILLAN, Douglas T→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1989-10-11 · resigned 2018-06-05
MCMILLAN, Hazel→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 2015-06-25
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 26/11/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 03/10/1989 | — |
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Recent filings (93 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-14