CONTROL DRIVING.COM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC242748 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-22

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to May 2025

Net worth

£3.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,702

Net assets shrinking

Down £2,412 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£4k

↓ 39% YoY

Current Assets

£8k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£3.7k	£6.1k
Current assets	£7.8k	£7.8k
Net assets	£3.7k	£6.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-12-03
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2022-08-10
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2021-07-06
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2020-07-27
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2019-07-30
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2018-08-02
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2017-09-27
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2016-09-06
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2016-01-25
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2013-01-05
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HORNE, Shona Kim resigned
secretary
2011-10-14
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DUMVILLE, Michael Paul appointed
director
2011-10-14
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HOUSTON, Neil David appointed
director
2003-01-22
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Company incorporated
As CONTROL DRIVING.COM LIMITED
2003-01-22
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HORNE, Barry Maxwell appointed
director
2003-01-22
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HORNE, Shona Kim appointed
secretary
2003-01-22
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-22
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Barry Maxwell Horne Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Michael Paul Dumville Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Neil David Houston Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-01-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Abington Road

Dunfermline

Fife

KY12 7XU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-27

Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DUMVILLE, Michael Paul→

director · ~72y · appointed 2011-10-14

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Active

HORNE, Barry Maxwell→

director · ~49y · appointed 2003-01-22

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Active

HOUSTON, Neil David→

director · ~60y · appointed 2011-10-14

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Active

HORNE, Shona Kim→

secretary · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2013-01-05

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2003-01-22

Resigned

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