ISLE OF HARRIS CAR HIRE LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC709181 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-10

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

10 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand

2024-10-03
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accounts · AA
2024-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
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MCGOWAN, Christine Rose appointed
secretary
2023-08-23
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MCGOWAN, Christine Rose resigned
director
2023-08-23
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-08-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
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Company incorporated
As ISLE OF HARRIS CAR HIRE LTD
2021-09-10
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MCGOWAN, James appointed
director
2021-09-10
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MCGOWAN, Christine Rose appointed
director
2021-09-10
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Mcgowan Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	10/09/2021
Mrs Christine Rose Mcgowan Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1981 · age 45	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	10/09/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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COIMHEARSNACHD BHARRAIDH AGUS BHATARSAIDH (BARRA AND VATERSAY COMMUNITY) LTD→ SC285873 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	81	70y
LEWIS AND HARRIS YOUTH CLUBS ASSOCIATION→ SC261004 · est 2003	—	—	£419.5k	—	22y	81	74y
SHAWBOST OLD SCHOOL TRUST→ SC259718 · est 2003	—	—	£497.6k	—	22y	81	78y
THE ERISORT TRUST→ SC218660 · est 2001	—	—	£92.5k	—	24y	81	78y
URACHADH - UIBHIST→ SC160308 · est 1995	—	—	£177.8k	—	30y	81	83y
8TH INTERNATIONAL CELTIC FILM FESTIVAL (THE)→ SC100975 · est 1986	—	—	£13.6k	—	39y	80	88y
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BHALTOS COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED→ SC192001 · est 1998	—	—	£208.6k	—	27y	79	79y
HORSHADER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT→ SC277276 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	79	64y
KEOSE GLEBE ESTATE LIMITED→ SC522367 · est 2015	—	—	£10.7k	—	10y	79	80y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2021-09-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

24-26 Lewis Street

Stornoway

Isle Of Lewis

HS1 2JF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-23

Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCGOWAN, Christine Rose→

secretary · appointed 2023-08-23

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Active

MCGOWAN, James→

director · ~53y · appointed 2021-09-10

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Active

MCGOWAN, Christine Rose→

director · ~45y · appointed 2021-09-10 · resigned 2023-08-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-10-03

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-06-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-09

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-08-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-08-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-13

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2021-09-10