A M K SELF DRIVE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC144323 · ltd · incorporated 1993-05-11

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45112

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 31.8y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 31.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

77 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-30	2024-08-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

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2022-03-21
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2020-03-27
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2019-04-08
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2018-05-16
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2017-05-08
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2016-05-27
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1994-10-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1993-05-11
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Company incorporated
As A M K SELF DRIVE LIMITED
1993-05-11
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MCKINNON, Carol appointed
secretary
1993-05-11
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MCKINNON, Andrew appointed
director
1993-05-11
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-05-11
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-05-11
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1993-05-11
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Mckinnon Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1993-05-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

44 Methil Street

Whiteinch

Glasgow

G14 0BE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-30

Last made up to: 2025-08-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-16

Last: 2026-05-02

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCKINNON, Carol→

secretary · appointed 1993-05-11

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Active

MCKINNON, Andrew→

director · ~68y · appointed 1993-05-11

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Active

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-05-11 · resigned 1993-05-11

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-05-11 · resigned 1993-05-11

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	11/10/1994	—

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