EUAN'S SCHOOL OF MOTORING LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC297505 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-21
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), 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: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2015-10-09📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2015-10-09🏁Company dissolved
- 2015-06-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2014-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2014-07-25📄gazette-notice-compulsarygazette · GAZ1
- 2014-03-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2014-03-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-02-28📄gazette-notice-compulsarygazette · GAZ1
- 2013-03-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-03-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-09-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2010-03-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-03-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2010-03-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-02-26📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-12-16📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-12-16📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2008-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-11-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2006-02-21🏢Company incorporatedAs EUAN'S SCHOOL OF MOTORING LIMITED
- 2006-02-21➕HIGGINS, Sharelle appointedsecretary
- 2006-02-21➕HIGGINS, Euan appointeddirector
- 2006-02-21➕FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-02-21➖FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-02-21➕FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-02-21➖FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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 20 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2015-10-09
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| CLYDE STRENGTH LTD→ SC873978 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| EDINBURGH SCIENCE FOUNDATION LTD→ SC126121 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-02-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities
Registered office
17 Murraysgate Industrial Estate
Whitburn
Bathgate
West Lothian
EH47 0LE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2014-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)
Active
HIGGINS, Euan→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2006-02-21
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-02-21 · resigned 2006-02-21
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-02-21 · resigned 2006-02-21
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 02/11/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (32 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2015-10-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2015-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-11-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2014-11-05
gazette-notice-compulsary
gazette · GAZ1
2014-07-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2014-03-25
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-03-24
gazette-notice-compulsary
gazette · GAZ1
2014-02-28
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-12-03
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-12-05
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-01-31