ABBEY COACHES LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC215576 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 21.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.3y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2000 | 1900 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-11-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-01-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2005-03-01➕WALKER, Graeme John appointeddirector
- 2004-12-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2001-02-14➕NARPLAN ACCOUNTING SERVICES appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-02-14➕WALKER, Christine Gray Gibson appointeddirector
- 2001-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY COACHES LTD.
- 2001-02-08➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-02-08➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-02-08➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-02-08➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-02-08➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-02-08➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graeme John Walker Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/05/2021 |
Mrs Christine Gray Gibson Walker Individual · British · DOB 12/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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
Incorporated2001-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390
Registered office
Narplan House
63 Main Street, Rutherglen
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G73 2JH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
NARPLAN ACCOUNTING SERVICES→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2001-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALKER, Christine Gray Gibson→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2001-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALKER, Graeme John→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2005-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-08 · resigned 2001-02-08
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-08 · resigned 2001-02-08
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-08 · resigned 2001-02-08
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 11/01/2011 | 29/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 16/12/2004 | 22/11/2023 |
Recent filings (69 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19