LOTHIAN TRAMS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC242239 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-14
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: 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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 6 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
65 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-12➕BOYD, Sarah Jean appointeddirector
- 2022-08-12➖SERAFINI, Nigel Murray resigneddirector
- 2021-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-31➖HALL, Richard John resigneddirector
- 2020-03-31➕SERAFINI, Nigel Murray appointeddirector
- 2019-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-02-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-01-31➖STRACHAN, Norman James resignedsecretary
- 2016-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-11-25➖STRACHAN, Norman James resigneddirector
- 2016-05-01➕HALL, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2016-01-31➖CRAIG, William Ian Gold resigneddirector
- 2008-11-10➕CRAIG, William Ian Gold appointeddirector
- 2008-11-10➖RENILSON, Neil John resigneddirector
- 2003-03-27➕STRACHAN, Norman James appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-27➖BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-03-27➕RENILSON, Neil John appointeddirector
- 2003-03-27➕STRACHAN, Norman James appointeddirector
- 2003-03-27➖ATHOLL INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2003-01-14🏢Company incorporatedAs LOTHIAN TRAMS LIMITED
- 2003-01-14➕BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-01-14➕ATHOLL INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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.
🏛️ultimate parent
Lothian Buses Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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LOTHIAN TRAMS LIMITED
This company · SC242239
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 |
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Lothian Buses Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
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.
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| KERR'S OF EDINBURGH LTD→ SC568681 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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| LOTHIAN COUNTRY BUSES LIMITED→ SC127512 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| LOTHIAN SKY RIDERS LTD→ SC639994 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-14
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: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25
Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)
BOYD, Sarah Jean→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2022-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STRACHAN, Norman James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-03-27 · resigned 2017-01-31
BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-01-14 · resigned 2003-03-27
CRAIG, William Ian Gold→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2008-11-10 · resigned 2016-01-31
HALL, Richard John→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-05-01 · resigned 2020-03-31
RENILSON, Neil John→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2003-03-27 · resigned 2008-11-10
SERAFINI, Nigel Murray→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-03-31 · resigned 2022-08-12
STRACHAN, Norman James→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2003-03-27 · resigned 2016-11-25
ATHOLL INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-01-14 · resigned 2003-03-27
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-02