EDINBURGH BUS TOURS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC230326 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-12
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-01-21
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  4. 2025-01-06
    ➕
    BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  5. 2024-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-08-12
    ➖
    SERAFINI, Nigel Murray resigned
    director
  9. 2022-08-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-03-31
    ➖
    HALL, Richard John resigned
    director
  14. 2019-06-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-02-15
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2018-10-08
    ➖
    MOORHOUSE, Graham Alan resigned
    secretary
  18. 2018-10-08
    ➖
    MOORHOUSE, Graham Alan resigned
    director
  19. 2018-07-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-06-29
    ➕
    MOORHOUSE, Graham Alan appointed
    director
  21. 2018-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-05-17
    ➖
    COTTON, Roger resigned
    secretary
  23. 2018-05-17
    ➕
    MOORHOUSE, Graham Alan appointed
    secretary
  24. 2018-05-17
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  25. 2018-05-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  26. 2017-06-05
    ➕
    COTTON, Roger appointed
    secretary
  27. 2017-01-31
    ➖
    STRACHAN, Norman James resigned
    secretary
  28. 2016-11-25
    ➕
    BOYD, Sarah Jean appointed
    director
  29. 2016-11-25
    ➖
    DEVLIN, William resigned
    director
  30. 2016-11-25
    ➕
    SERAFINI, Nigel Murray appointed
    director
  31. 2016-11-25
    ➖
    STRACHAN, Norman James resigned
    director
  32. 2016-05-01
    ➕
    HALL, Richard John appointed
    director
  33. 2016-03-31
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, William Watson resigned
    director
  34. 2016-01-31
    ➖
    CRAIG, William Ian Gold resigned
    director
  35. 2010-12-31
    ➖
    COUPAR, Iain Gilmour resigned
    director
  36. 2008-11-10
    ➕
    CRAIG, William Ian Gold appointed
    director
  37. 2008-11-10
    ➖
    RENILSON, Neil John resigned
    director
  38. 2002-04-26
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, William Watson appointed
    director
  39. 2002-04-26
    ➕
    COUPAR, Iain Gilmour appointed
    director
  40. 2002-04-26
    ➕
    DEVLIN, William appointed
    director
  41. 2002-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EDINBURGH BUS TOURS LIMITED
  42. 2002-04-12
    ➕
    STRACHAN, Norman James appointed
    secretary
  43. 2002-04-12
    ➕
    RENILSON, Neil John appointed
    director
  44. 2002-04-12
    ➕
    STRACHAN, Norman James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Buses Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Lothian Buses Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
EDINBURGH BUS TOURS LIMITED
This company · SC230326

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lothian Buses Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Transport & logistics · EH postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
KERR'S OF EDINBURGH LTD→
SC568681 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
LAIRD TAXIS LTD.→
SC307300 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
————19y——
LALAMOVEUK LIMITED→
SC863776 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
LEEHARVARD LTD→
SC874448 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
LINLITHGOW PC LIMITED→
SC366698 · est 2009 · no financials extracted
————16y——
LIVIU PETROV LOGISTICS LIMITED→
SC862692 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
LOTHIAN COUNTRY BUSES LIMITED→
SC127512 · est 1990 · no financials extracted
————35y——
LOTHIAN SKY RIDERS LTD→
SC639994 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
LUXURY TRANSFER SCOTLAND LTD→
SC844494 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
M.B. TAXIS 752 LTD.→
SC424871 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
————13y——
MACTOURS LIMITED→
SC225977 · est 2001 · no financials extracted
————24y——
MAGUIRE LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS LTD→
SC707551 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-04-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

55 Annandale Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH7 4AZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

BURNESS PAULL LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYD, Sarah Jean→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COTTON, Roger→
secretary · appointed 2017-06-05 · resigned 2018-05-17
Resigned
MOORHOUSE, Graham Alan→
secretary · appointed 2018-05-17 · resigned 2018-10-08
Resigned
STRACHAN, Norman James→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-12 · resigned 2017-01-31
Resigned
CAMPBELL, William Watson→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-04-26 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
COUPAR, Iain Gilmour→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-04-26 · resigned 2010-12-31
Resigned
CRAIG, William Ian Gold→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-11-10 · resigned 2016-01-31
Resigned
DEVLIN, William→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-04-26 · resigned 2016-11-25
Resigned
HALL, Richard John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-05-01 · resigned 2020-03-31
Resigned
MOORHOUSE, Graham Alan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-06-29 · resigned 2018-10-08
Resigned
RENILSON, Neil John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-04-12 · resigned 2008-11-10
Resigned
SERAFINI, Nigel Murray→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-11-25 · resigned 2022-08-12
Resigned
STRACHAN, Norman James→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-04-12 · resigned 2016-11-25
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-21
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30