MILLERS COACHES SCOTLAND LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC263783 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-20
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 21.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 21.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 800 | 800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-13📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-10-08➕MILLER, Mark Thomas appointeddirector
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2005-02-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2004-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs MILLERS COACHES SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2004-02-20➕MILLER, Jean appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-20➕MILLER, Jean appointeddirector
- 2004-02-20➕MILLER, Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MILLER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jean Miller Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/08/2024 |
Mr Mark Thomas Miller Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/08/2024 |
Mr Thomas Miller Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 20/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLAR INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT LIMITED→ SC126477 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| P&P TRANSPORT LTD→ SC751240 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| POLYMER LOGISTICS SCOTLAND LTD.→ SC192213 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| ROCKET DELIVERY SERVICES LTD→ SC667368 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| SMART DELIVERY SERVICES LTD→ SC817744 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| STERLING SINCLAIR REMOVALS LTD→ SC531356 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| STIRLING ALBA CABS LIMITED→ SC669738 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| STORAGE DIVISION LTD→ SC816666 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| STRAVAIG MOTORHOME RENTAL LTD→ SC670918 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| STRUTHERS HAULAGE LTD→ SC884419 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SUGHRAN LTD→ SC699065 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| SUTHERLAND LAUNCH LTD→ SC831202 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390
Registered office
38 Falkirk Road
Bannockburn
Stirling
Stirlingshire
FK7 8AG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MILLER, Jean→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2004-02-20
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MILLER, Mark Thomas→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2019-10-08
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MILLER, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2004-02-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 11/02/2005 | 24/10/2024 |
Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-11