A2B MOTORCYCLE TRAINING WL LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC608563 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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 (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
26 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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£28k-£17k-£7k£4k£14k£25kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-282023-09-28
Total assets—£29.8k
Current assets—£24.8k
Cash—£2.8k
Debtors—£22.0k
Net assets—£-27.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-09-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-11-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-05-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2020-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2018-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-10-20
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    KEMP, Audrey resigned
    director
  20. 2018-10-20
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    KEMP, Scott William John resigned
    director
  21. 2018-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As A2B MOTORCYCLE TRAINING WL LTD
  22. 2018-09-20
    ➕
    ALLAN, Angela appointed
    director
  23. 2018-09-20
    ➕
    ALLAN, John Torrance appointed
    director
  24. 2018-09-20
    ➕
    KEMP, Audrey appointed
    director
  25. 2018-09-20
    ➕
    KEMP, Scott William John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities

Registered office

Unit 9 Centrex House Simpson Place
Kirkton Campus
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 7FN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last made up to: 2024-09-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-07
Last: 2025-04-23

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ALLAN, Angela→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLAN, John Torrance→
director · ~70y · appointed 2018-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEMP, Audrey→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-09-20 · resigned 2018-10-20
Resigned
KEMP, Scott William John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-09-20 · resigned 2018-10-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-30