LOTHIAN CAR CLUB (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (THE)

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SC026550 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1948-09-18

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£39.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

32 officers (6 active, 32 linked, 26 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

132 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £39,001

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£37k

Net Worth

£39k

Current Assets

£37k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31
Total assets	£39.0k
Current assets	£36.9k
Cash	£36.8k
Net assets	£39.0k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand

2025-09-23
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2023-01-19
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2023-01-10
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MCLELLAN, Grant resigned
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2022-10-03
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2021-09-27
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2020-09-25
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2019-10-03
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2018-09-25
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2018-05-22
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2018-01-31
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WILLIAMSON, Vernon Macdonald resigned
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2018-01-31
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2017-10-26
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2016-10-01
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2016-02-01
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2015-10-23
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2014-10-22
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LAWTON, Peter David resigned
director
2010-11-04
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RITCHIE, George Forbes resigned
director
2009-10-14
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MATHERS, Barbara resigned
director
2008-10-29
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RAMSAY, John Kelly appointed
director
2008-10-29
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WISHART, Thomas Malcolm Thain resigned
secretary
2008-10-29
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DUNN, Martyn resigned
director
2008-10-29
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MATHERS, Barbara appointed
director
2008-10-29
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MCLELLAN, Grant appointed
director
2008-10-29
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WISHART, Thomas Malcolm Thain resigned
director
2008-10-29
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WOOD, Anthony William resigned
director
2008-10-29
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WOOD, William Lawrence resigned
director
2008-07-27
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NAISMITH, Alistair resigned
director
2008-07-16
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RITCHIE, George Forbes appointed
director
2008-05-19
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LAWTON, Peter David appointed
director
2007-10-24
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GALBRAITH, Hazel Jane appointed
director
2007-01-01
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MADDER, James Frazer resigned
director
2006-10-30
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DUNN, Martyn appointed
director
2006-10-30
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WOOD, Anthony William appointed
director
2002-10-24
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STEWART, Elaine appointed
director
2002-10-24
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MACKAY, Susan resigned
director
2002-09-07
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WILLIAMSON, Vernon Macdonald appointed
director
2002-06-27
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MCLOUGHLIN, Samuel James resigned
director
2002-01-24
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NAISMITH, Margaret appointed
director
2002-01-24
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THOMSON, Timothy David Farquhar resigned
secretary
2001-10-25
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WISHART, Thomas Malcolm Thain appointed
secretary
2001-10-25
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WISHART, Thomas Malcolm Thain appointed
director
2001-04-05
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FENWICK, Susan Jayne Frances resigned
director
2001-01-11
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BIRRELL, Andrew David resigned
secretary
2001-01-11
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THOMSON, Timothy David Farquhar appointed
secretary
2001-01-11
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BIRRELL, Andrew David resigned
director
1997-11-13
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PATERSON, Robert Douglas resigned
director
1995-12-06
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CATER, William James appointed
director
1995-12-06
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THOMSON, Timothy David Farquhar appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 78 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1948-09-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

54 Glasgow Road

Strathaven

ML10 6NF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-02

Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (6 active · 26 resigned)

CATER, William James→

director · ~71y · appointed 1995-12-06

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Active

GALBRAITH, Hazel Jane→

director · ~56y · appointed 2007-10-24

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Active

NAISMITH, Margaret→

director · ~65y · appointed 2002-01-24

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Active

RAMSAY, John Kelly→

director · ~63y · appointed 2008-10-29

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Active

STEWART, Elaine→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-10-24

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Active

THOMSON, Timothy David Farquhar→

director · ~63y · appointed 1995-12-06

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Active

BIRRELL, Andrew David→

secretary · appointed 1994-11-01 · resigned 2001-01-11

Resigned

MILLAR, Jane Anne→

secretary · appointed 1992-12-03 · resigned 1994-11-01

Resigned

PATERSON, Kathleen Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 1991-11-20 · resigned 1992-12-03

Resigned

STEWART, George Duncan→

secretary · resigned 1992-01-23

Resigned

THOMSON, Timothy David Farquhar→

secretary · appointed 2001-01-11 · resigned 2002-01-24

Resigned

WISHART, Thomas Malcolm Thain→

secretary · appointed 2001-10-25 · resigned 2008-10-29

Resigned

BIRRELL, Andrew David→

director · ~70y · appointed 1995-12-06 · resigned 2001-01-11

Resigned

BIRRELL, Andrew David→

director · ~70y · resigned 1992-01-23

Resigned

DUNN, Martyn→

director · ~65y · appointed 2006-10-30 · resigned 2008-10-29

Resigned

FENWICK, Susan Jayne Frances→

director · ~70y · appointed 1995-12-06 · resigned 2001-04-05

Resigned

LAWTON, Peter David→

director · ~75y · appointed 2008-05-19 · resigned 2014-10-22

Resigned

MACKAY, Susan→

director · ~72y · appointed 1995-12-06 · resigned 2002-10-24

Resigned

MADDER, James Frazer→

director · ~81y · appointed 1995-12-06 · resigned 2007-01-01

Resigned

MATHERS, Barbara→

director · ~73y · appointed 2008-10-29 · resigned 2009-10-14

Resigned

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Recent filings (132 total)

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2025-09-23

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2025-01-20

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2024-10-01

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2024-01-19

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2023-10-02

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2023-01-19

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2023-01-19

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2022-10-03

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2022-01-19

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2021-09-27

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2021-01-19

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2020-09-25

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2020-01-20

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2019-10-03