BAINS COACHES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC109132 · ltd · incorporated 1988-02-10
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-19➖BAIN, Wilma Ann resigneddirector
- 2019-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1999-11-01➕BAIN, Craig Albert appointedsecretary
- 1999-11-01➖PETERKINS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1989-08-10➖ANDERSON, Philip Edward resigneddirector
- 1989-08-10➖HUNTER, Neil Cameron resignednominee-director
- 1988-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BAINS COACHES LIMITED
- 1988-02-10➕PETERKINS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1988-02-10➕ANDERSON, Philip Edward appointeddirector
- 1988-02-10➕HUNTER, Neil Cameron appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Douglas Albert Bain Individual · British · DOB 09/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Wilma Ann Bainceased 18/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ACE WINCHES L.P.→ SL010933 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ACURONHOLDINGS LTD→ SC697000 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADELAIDA LP→ SL011812 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ALASDAIR & VICTORIA CUNNINGHAM LLP→ SO308108 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALEXANDER STEVENSON & CO→ SL000473 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | — | — |
| ALSACE INTER LP→ SL021991 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AMERIKANOS LTD→ SC777275 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ANCALA (SCOT) LP→ SL033238 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ANDERSON ANDERSON & BROWN AUDIT LLP→ SO306316 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ANDERSONBAIN LLP→ SO303841 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ANDREW JAMES MORGAN LTD→ SC804027 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ANF OFFSHORE LTD→ SC737295 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Station Garage
Station Road, Oldmeldrum
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 0EZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BAIN, Craig Albert→
Activesecretary · appointed 1999-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETERKINS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1988-02-10 · resigned 1999-11-01
ANDERSON, Philip Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1988-02-10 · resigned 1989-08-10
BAIN, Wilma Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · resigned 2020-06-19
HUNTER, Neil Cameron→
Resignednominee-director · appointed 1988-02-10 · resigned 1989-08-10
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Recent filings (103 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-02