LOCH LOMOND BUS SERVICES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC240425 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49319
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
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
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-292023-12-31
Average employees1530010600

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-23
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    WILLIAMSON, James Anthony resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-09-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-09-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-09-02
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2025-09-01
    ➕
    DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay appointed
    secretary
  9. 2025-09-01
    ➕
    DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay appointed
    director
  10. 2025-09-01
    ➖
    EASDALE, James resigned
    director
  11. 2025-09-01
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, James Anthony appointed
    director
  12. 2025-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-03-02
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2023-02-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2021-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-02-11
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2019-02-08
    ➖
    BALLANTYNE, Grant resigned
    secretary
  22. 2018-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2014-03-28
    ➕
    BALLANTYNE, Grant appointed
    secretary
  24. 2014-03-28
    ➖
    HENDRY, Albert resigned
    secretary
  25. 2013-11-30
    ➖
    MCCOLL - JNR., William, Mr. resigned
    director
  26. 2013-09-02
    ➖
    EASDALE, Alexander resigned
    director
  27. 2012-12-10
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Ralph Robert appointed
    director
  28. 2012-12-10
    ➕
    HENDRY, Albert appointed
    secretary
  29. 2012-12-10
    ➖
    MCCOLL, William resigned
    secretary
  30. 2012-12-10
    ➕
    EASDALE, Alexander appointed
    director
  31. 2012-12-10
    ➕
    EASDALE, James appointed
    director
  32. 2012-12-10
    ➖
    MCCOLL, William resigned
    director
  33. 2009-12-10
    ➕
    MCCOLL - JNR., William, Mr. appointed
    director
  34. 2007-11-30
    ➕
    MCCOLL, William appointed
    director
  35. 2007-10-31
    ➖
    MCKINLAY, Margaret Ann resigned
    director
  36. 2004-02-01
    ➖
    MCCOLL, William resigned
    director
  37. 2004-02-01
    ➕
    MCKINLAY, Margaret Ann appointed
    director
  38. 2004-01-31
    ➖
    EWING, Simon Bruce resigned
    director
  39. 2002-12-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LOCH LOMOND BUS SERVICES LTD.
  40. 2002-12-02
    ➕
    MCCOLL, William appointed
    secretary
  41. 2002-12-02
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2002-12-02
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 2002-12-02
    ➕
    EWING, Simon Bruce appointed
    director
  44. 2002-12-02
    ➕
    MCCOLL, William appointed
    director
  45. 2002-12-02
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 2002-12-02
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: EASDALE, James resigned 2025-09-01; WILLIAMSON, James Anthony resigned 2026-03-23

Group structure

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

🏛️
Mcgills Bus Service Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
LOCH LOMOND BUS SERVICES LTD.
This company · SC240425

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
Mcgills Bus Service 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.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 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.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-12-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49319 — SIC 49319

Registered office

99 Earnhill Road
Larkfield Industrial Estate
Greenock
Renfrewshire
PA16 0EQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay→
secretary · appointed 2025-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay→
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Ralph Robert→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALLANTYNE, Grant→
secretary · appointed 2014-03-28 · resigned 2019-02-08
Resigned
HENDRY, Albert→
secretary · appointed 2012-12-10 · resigned 2014-03-28
Resigned
MCCOLL, William→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2012-12-10
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2002-12-02
Resigned
EASDALE, Alexander→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-12-10 · resigned 2013-09-02
Resigned
EASDALE, James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-12-10 · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned
EWING, Simon Bruce→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2004-01-31
Resigned
MCCOLL, William→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-11-30 · resigned 2012-12-10
Resigned
MCCOLL, William→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2004-02-01
Resigned
MCCOLL - JNR., William, Mr.→
director · ~40y · appointed 2009-12-10 · resigned 2013-11-30
Resigned
MCKINLAY, Margaret Ann→
director · ~69y · appointed 2004-02-01 · resigned 2007-10-31
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, James Anthony→
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-09-01 · resigned 2026-03-23
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2002-12-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-03