PARKS OF HAMILTON (COACH HIRERS) LIMITED

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SC067046 · ltd · incorporated 1979-02-08

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£3.68M

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49390

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 43.3y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 43.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

24 officers (7 active, 24 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

162 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,675,728

Net assets shrinking

Down £4,463,344 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 97% YoY

Cash YoY

-97%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£57k

↓ 97% YoY

Net Worth

£3.7m

↓ 55% YoY

Current Assets

£4.3m

↓ 4.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£13.41M	£15.54M
Current assets	£4.29M	£4.50M
Cash	£57.4k	£2.05M
Debtors	£3.76M	£2.02M
Net assets	£3.68M	£8.14M

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

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4 signals 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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand

2026-04-21
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officers · TM01
2026-04-18
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officers · TM01
2026-04-08
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FISHER, Malcolm James resigned
director
2026-04-05
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HARE, Robert Brown resigned
director
2026-03-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
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persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC02
2025-05-20
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persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC07
2025-05-07
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-07
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mortgage · MR01
2024-12-31
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC (As Security Agent)
2024-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-29
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PARK, Douglas Ireland resigned
director
2023-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
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BRYCE, Alexander Stewart resigned
director
2022-05-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-30
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-03-04
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2019-04-06
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HARE, Robert Brown appointed
director
2017-11-17
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NOBLE, Alasdair George appointed
director
2017-11-03
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DONNACHIE, Gerard resigned
director
2017-10-06
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NOBLE, Alasdair George appointed
secretary
2017-10-06
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DONNACHIE, Gerard resigned
secretary
2015-11-01
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PARK, Douglas Ireland appointed
director
2015-06-23
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PARK, Douglas Ireland resigned
director
2013-10-31
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MCATEER, Hugh Robert Alcorn resigned
director
2012-10-04
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PARK, Graeme Thomas appointed
director
2011-07-23
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Charge satisfied #3
2011-07-23
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Charge satisfied #2
2010-04-06
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ANDREWS, Michael Neilson appointed
director
2010-04-06
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PARK, Ross William appointed
director
2010-04-06
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BRYCE, Alexander Stewart appointed
director
2010-04-06
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FISHER, Malcolm James appointed
director
2007-11-05
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BROWN, Steve resigned
director
2006-05-04
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CUMMING, William appointed
director
2006-05-04
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BROWN, Steve appointed
director
2003-06-30
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MILLER, John resigned
director
2003-01-31
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COLE, Ian Edward resigned
director
2001-11-01
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COLE, Ian Edward appointed
director
1999-07-26
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HEATH, David resigned
director
1999-04-30
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WYPER, Robert Littlejohn resigned
director
1998-09-02
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WYPER, Robert Littlejohn appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 65 events

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PARK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 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

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: FISHER, Malcolm James resigned 2026-04-08; HARE, Robert Brown resigned 2026-04-05

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Park's Of Hamilton (Investments) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Park's Of Hamilton (Investments) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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PARKS OF HAMILTON (COACH HIRERS) LIMITED

This company · SC067046

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Park's Of Hamilton (Investments) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	03/12/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Parks Of Hamilton (Holdings) Limitedceased 03/12/2024· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1979-02-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

Park House

14 Bothwell Road

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

ML3 0AY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-24

Last: 2025-06-10