GO SCOTLAND LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC221631 · ltd · incorporated 2001-07-27
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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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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: 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-08-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2011-12-01
    ➕
    MACKAY, Gillian Mary appointed
    director
  16. 2011-11-30
    ➖
    OLIPHANT, William resigned
    director
  17. 2001-07-27
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    Company incorporated
    As GO SCOTLAND LTD.
  18. 2001-07-27
    ➕
    MACKAY, Archibald appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-07-27
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2001-07-27
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2001-07-27
    ➕
    OLIPHANT, William appointed
    director
  22. 2001-07-27
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2001-07-27
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Archibald Mackay
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares02/07/2016

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
Incorporated2001-07-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

21 Majors Loan
Falkirk
Stirlingshire
FK1 5QG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MACKAY, Archibald→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-27
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Active
MACKAY, Gillian Mary→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-12-01
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-07-27 · resigned 2001-07-27
Resigned
OLIPHANT, William→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-07-27 · resigned 2011-11-30
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-07-27 · resigned 2001-07-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-27