ANNIESLAND DRIVING CENTRE LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC246666 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-27

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£103

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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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

Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £103

Net assets shrinking

Down £2 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£731

Net Worth

£103

↓ 1.9% YoY

Current Assets

£7k

↓ 31% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£2.2k	£6.9k
Current assets	£7.4k	£10.8k
Cash	£731	—
Debtors	£6.7k	£10.8k
Net assets	£103	£105

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-12-24
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2022-12-22
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2021-12-23
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2021-01-06
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2019-12-12
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2018-05-02
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2017-08-08
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2016-12-15
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2016-04-07
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2015-12-16
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2015-12-02
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2015-03-27
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2014-12-15
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2003-03-27
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Company incorporated
As ANNIESLAND DRIVING CENTRE LTD.
2003-03-27
➕
CUMMINGS, Elaine Margaret appointed
secretary
2003-03-27
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CUMMINGS, Alexander, Mr. appointed
director
2003-03-27
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-27
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-27
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-03-27
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr. Alexander Cummings Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% 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

Incorporated2003-03-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O D M Mcnaught & Co Ltd

166 Buchanan Street

Glasgow

G1 2LW

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-10

Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CUMMINGS, Elaine Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2003-03-27

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Active

CUMMINGS, Alexander, Mr.→

director · ~62y · appointed 2003-03-27

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-27 · resigned 2003-03-27

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-27 · resigned 2003-03-27

Resigned

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