SCOTTY'S SCHOOL OF MOTORING LTD

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SC737973 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-11
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: No active directors on record. Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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 (0 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-11-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-09-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-09-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-08-31
    GRIEVE, Rebecca Jayne resigned
    director
  8. 2025-08-20
    CAIRNS, Thomas Scott resigned
    director
  9. 2025-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-07-11
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    Company incorporated
    As SCOTTY'S SCHOOL OF MOTORING LTD
  13. 2022-07-11
    CAIRNS, Thomas Scott appointed
    director
  14. 2022-07-11
    GRIEVE, Rebecca Jayne appointed
    director
  15. 2022-07-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CAIRNS, Thomas Scott resigned 2025-08-20; GRIEVE, Rebecca Jayne resigned 2025-08-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Scott Cairns
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest09/02/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas Scott Cairnsceased 19/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2022-07-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities

Registered office

20 Matheson Terrace
Annan
DG12 5EN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

CAIRNS, Thomas Scott
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-07-11 · resigned 2025-08-20
Resigned
GRIEVE, Rebecca Jayne
director · ~34y · appointed 2022-07-11 · resigned 2025-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-11