B B DRIVEWAYS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC600190 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-18
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-11-11
    DAVIES, Evelyn resigned
    director
  8. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2019-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-09-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2018-06-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B B DRIVEWAYS LIMITED
  15. 2018-06-18
    BEGG, Brian John appointed
    director
  16. 2018-06-18
    DAVIES, Evelyn appointed
    director
  17. 2018-06-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 59 — 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 59. 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian John Begg
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting18/06/2018

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
Incorporated2018-06-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

28 Broad Street
Peterhead
AB42 1BY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BEGG, Brian John
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-06-18
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Active
DAVIES, Evelyn
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-06-18 · resigned 2021-11-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-09-07