LOTHIAN CAR CLUB (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (THE)

🌳Matureactive
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
32 officers (6 active, 32 linked, 26 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
132 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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  2. 2024-10-01
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  3. 2023-10-02
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  4. 2023-01-19
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  5. 2023-01-10
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    MCLELLAN, Grant resigned
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  6. 2022-10-03
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  7. 2021-09-27
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  8. 2020-09-25
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  9. 2019-10-03
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  10. 2018-09-25
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  11. 2018-05-22
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  12. 2018-01-31
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    WILLIAMSON, Vernon Macdonald resigned
    director
  13. 2018-01-31
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  14. 2017-10-26
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  15. 2016-10-01
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  16. 2016-02-01
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  17. 2015-10-23
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  18. 2014-10-22
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    LAWTON, Peter David resigned
    director
  19. 2010-11-04
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    RITCHIE, George Forbes resigned
    director
  20. 2009-10-14
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    MATHERS, Barbara resigned
    director
  21. 2008-10-29
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    RAMSAY, John Kelly appointed
    director
  22. 2008-10-29
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    WISHART, Thomas Malcolm Thain resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-10-29
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    DUNN, Martyn resigned
    director
  24. 2008-10-29
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    MATHERS, Barbara appointed
    director
  25. 2008-10-29
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    MCLELLAN, Grant appointed
    director
  26. 2008-10-29
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    WISHART, Thomas Malcolm Thain resigned
    director
  27. 2008-10-29
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    WOOD, Anthony William resigned
    director
  28. 2008-10-29
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    WOOD, William Lawrence resigned
    director
  29. 2008-07-27
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    NAISMITH, Alistair resigned
    director
  30. 2008-07-16
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    RITCHIE, George Forbes appointed
    director
  31. 2008-05-19
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    LAWTON, Peter David appointed
    director
  32. 2007-10-24
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    GALBRAITH, Hazel Jane appointed
    director
  33. 2007-01-01
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    MADDER, James Frazer resigned
    director
  34. 2006-10-30
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    DUNN, Martyn appointed
    director
  35. 2006-10-30
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    WOOD, Anthony William appointed
    director
  36. 2002-10-24
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    STEWART, Elaine appointed
    director
  37. 2002-10-24
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    MACKAY, Susan resigned
    director
  38. 2002-09-07
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    WILLIAMSON, Vernon Macdonald appointed
    director
  39. 2002-06-27
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    MCLOUGHLIN, Samuel James resigned
    director
  40. 2002-01-24
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    NAISMITH, Margaret appointed
    director
  41. 2002-01-24
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    THOMSON, Timothy David Farquhar resigned
    secretary
  42. 2001-10-25
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    WISHART, Thomas Malcolm Thain appointed
    secretary
  43. 2001-10-25
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    WISHART, Thomas Malcolm Thain appointed
    director
  44. 2001-04-05
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    FENWICK, Susan Jayne Frances resigned
    director
  45. 2001-01-11
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    BIRRELL, Andrew David resigned
    secretary
  46. 2001-01-11
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    THOMSON, Timothy David Farquhar appointed
    secretary
  47. 2001-01-11
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    BIRRELL, Andrew David resigned
    director
  48. 1997-11-13
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    PATERSON, Robert Douglas resigned
    director
  49. 1995-12-06
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    CATER, William James appointed
    director
  50. 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 30 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 30 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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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
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officers · TM01
2023-01-19
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accounts · AA
2022-10-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
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