A2B (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC563193 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-12
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,384
Net assets shrinking
Down £282 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 91% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.8k£2.1k
Current assets£6.5k£3.4k
Net assets£1.4k£1.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-11-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-30
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    LOGIE, Nathan George resigned
    director
  4. 2025-10-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-10-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-05-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-05-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-05-08
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    LOGIE, Alison resigned
    director
  17. 2020-05-07
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    LOGIE, Nathan George appointed
    director
  18. 2020-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-04-06
    ➖
    LOGIE, Matthew Blair resigned
    director
  21. 2020-04-06
    ➖
    LOGIE, Nathan George resigned
    director
  22. 2019-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-07-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2019-07-08
    ➕
    LOGIE, Matthew Blair appointed
    director
  25. 2019-07-08
    ➕
    LOGIE, Nathan George appointed
    director
  26. 2017-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A2B (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  27. 2017-04-12
    ➕
    LOGIE, Walter Blair appointed
    director
  28. 2017-04-12
    ➕
    LOGIE, Alison appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Walter Blair Logie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/04/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Alison Logieceased 12/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Alison Logieceased 08/05/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2017-04-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

26 Austine Drive
Hamilton
ML3 7YE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

LOGIE, Walter Blair→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOGIE, Alison→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-04-12 · resigned 2020-05-08
Resigned
LOGIE, Matthew Blair→
director · ~23y · appointed 2019-07-08 · resigned 2020-04-06
Resigned
LOGIE, Nathan George→
director · ~23y · appointed 2020-05-07 · resigned 2025-10-30
Resigned
LOGIE, Nathan George→
director · ~23y · appointed 2019-07-08 · resigned 2020-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-25