TRANSPORT TRAINING SKILLS (UK) LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC162240 · ltd · incorporated 1995-12-18

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (5 active, 18 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

96 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	4	300

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 (51 events)Click to expand

2025-11-03
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accounts · AA
2024-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
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KIRKPATRICK, John Paul appointed
director
2024-11-19
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YOUNG, Robbie Lewis appointed
director
2024-11-19
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MASON, William Morrison resigned
director
2024-11-19
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WILCOX, Bridget resigned
director
2024-11-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-19
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officers · AP01
2024-11-19
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officers · AP01
2024-08-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-11
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DOCHERTY, Trevor John resigned
director
2023-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
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WARD, Kimberley appointed
secretary
2023-06-29
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DUNCAN, Kenny resigned
secretary
2023-06-29
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-29
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-27
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WARD, Kimberley appointed
director
2023-04-27
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officers · AP01
2022-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-09
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WALLIS, Simon Roger resigned
director
2022-03-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-25
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DOCHERTY, Trevor John appointed
director
2021-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
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WALLIS, Simon Roger appointed
director
2021-08-19
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officers · AP01
2021-07-19
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RANDALL, Peter William resigned
director
2021-07-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-05
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DUNLOP, Jamie resigned
director
2020-10-29
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DUNLOP, Jamie appointed
director
2020-09-01
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DUNCAN, Kenny appointed
secretary
2020-09-01
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MOORE, John Gordon resigned
secretary
2020-09-01
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MOORE, John Gordon resigned
director
2017-12-14
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MASON, William Morrison appointed
director
2017-10-26
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ALEXANDER, Derek resigned
director
2012-11-19
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WILCOX, Bridget appointed
director
2011-02-24
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ALEXANDER, Derek appointed
director
2010-10-21
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COOK, James resigned
director
2008-07-01
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DUNCAN, Kenny appointed
director
1995-12-18
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Company incorporated
As TRANSPORT TRAINING SKILLS (UK) LTD.
1995-12-18
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MOORE, John Gordon appointed
secretary
1995-12-18
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ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1995-12-18
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ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
1995-12-18
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COOK, James appointed
director
1995-12-18
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MOORE, John Gordon appointed
director
1995-12-18
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RANDALL, Peter William appointed
director
1995-12-18
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ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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.)

Group structure

Lothian Community Transport Services is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Lothian Community Transport Services

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

ultimate parent

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TRANSPORT TRAINING SKILLS (UK) LTD.

This company · SC162240

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
Lothian Community Transport Services Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1995-12-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

200 Sir Harry Lauder Road

Edinburgh

EH15 2QA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-15

Last: 2025-10-01