ACCI-DENT (GLASGOW WEST) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC249209 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-12
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 May 2025
Net worth
£13.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (77/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
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
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,767
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,053 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£14k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 10.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£7k£10k£14k£17kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£13.8k£15.8k
Current assets£15.3k£17.0k
Net assets£13.8k£15.8k

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
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-02-27
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  3. 2023-10-26
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  4. 2023-02-23
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    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-02-01
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    MCCAUGHRAN, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  6. 2022-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2021-11-24
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  8. 2020-12-29
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  9. 2019-10-23
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  10. 2018-11-19
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  11. 2018-01-16
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  12. 2016-12-27
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  13. 2016-07-18
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  14. 2016-01-28
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  15. 2015-07-10
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  16. 2014-11-08
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  17. 2014-05-15
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  18. 2003-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCI-DENT (GLASGOW WEST) LIMITED
  19. 2003-05-12
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    MCCAUGHRAN, Brian appointed
    director
  20. 2003-05-12
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    MCCAUGHRAN, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-05-12
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-05-12
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-05-12
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-05-12
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 23 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Mccaughran
Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/05/2017

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
Incorporated2003-05-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

28 Cathkin Drive
Clarkston
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G76 7PF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCCAUGHRAN, Brian→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-05-12
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Active
MCCAUGHRAN, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-12 · resigned 2023-02-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-12 · resigned 2003-05-12
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-12 · resigned 2003-05-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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2026-02-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
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accounts · AA
2025-02-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
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accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
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officers · TM02
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
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2021-11-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-20