AWANA SCOTLAND

💤Zombieactive
SC200462 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1999-10-01
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-21
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-11-01
    ➖
    SCOTT, Carolyn resigned
    director
  7. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2006-10-16
    ➕
    THOMSON, Janice Rose appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-10-16
    ➕
    THOMSON, Gordon Mcculloch, Rev appointed
    director
  19. 2006-10-16
    ➖
    DICKSON, Carol resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-10-16
    ➖
    DICKSON, Carol resigned
    director
  21. 2006-10-16
    ➖
    DICKSON, Norman resigned
    director
  22. 2006-10-16
    ➕
    SCOTT, Carolyn appointed
    director
  23. 1999-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As AWANA SCOTLAND
  24. 1999-10-01
    ➕
    DICKSON, Carol appointed
    secretary
  25. 1999-10-01
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-10-01
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-10-01
    ➕
    DICKSON, Carol appointed
    director
  28. 1999-10-01
    ➕
    DICKSON, Norman appointed
    director
  29. 1999-10-01
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    director
  30. 1999-10-01
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    director
  31. 1999-10-01
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1999-10-01
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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-limited-exemption
Incorporated1999-10-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

9 Westerton Farm Lane
Bearsden
Glasgow
G61 1NF
Scotland

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

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

THOMSON, Janice Rose→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, Gordon Mcculloch, Rev→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-10-16
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Active
DICKSON, Carol→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 2006-10-16
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 1999-10-01
Resigned
DICKSON, Carol→
director · ~81y · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 2006-10-16
Resigned
DICKSON, Norman→
director · ~82y · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 2006-10-16
Resigned
REID, Brian→
director · ~65y · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 1999-10-01
Resigned
SCOTT, Carolyn→
director · ~75y · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2024-11-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 1999-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-21
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16