FAIRLINE COACHES LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 40.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 40.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £254.6k | £254.6k |
| Cash | £83.6k | £85.2k |
| Debtors | £171.1k | £169.5k |
| Net assets | £254.6k | £254.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-11-14🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2019-10-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-10-28🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2019-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-12🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-12-23🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-12-04🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2013-11-13➕CRAIG, Colin Robert appointedsecretary
- 2013-11-13➕CRAIG, Colin Robert appointeddirector
- 2013-11-13➖SOOD, Pawan Kumar resignedsecretary
- 2013-11-13➖SOOD, Pawan Kumar resigneddirector
- 2010-12-14➖SOOD, Satya Wati resigneddirector
- 2003-11-02➕SOOD, Satya Wati appointeddirector
- 2003-11-01➖SOOD, Gurdayal resigneddirector
- 2002-04-12➖SHARMA, Vinod Kumar resigneddirector
- 2002-04-07➕SOOD, Gurdayal appointeddirector
- 1997-12-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1991-02-11➖WYNE, Peter Victor resigneddirector
- 1988-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1987-03-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1986-04-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1985-10-24🏢Company incorporatedAs FAIRLINE COACHES LIMITED
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Craig Of Campbeltown Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Of Campbeltown Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 12/01/2015 | 14/11/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/12/2014 | 28/10/2019 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/1997 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 06/03/1987 | 04/12/2013 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 25/04/1986 | 08/06/1988 |