ANDREW COWAN MOTORSPORTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC264963 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-16
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (76/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-10-15➖COWAN, Andrew White resigneddirector
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2004-03-18➖ESSEX, Marlene Thelma resignedsecretary
- 2004-03-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW COWAN MOTORSPORTS LIMITED
- 2004-03-16➕COWAN, Linda Anne appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-16➕COWAN, Linda Anne appointeddirector
- 2004-03-16➕ESSEX, Marlene Thelma appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-16➕COWAN, Andrew White appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COWAN" — 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 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Linda Anne Cowan Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Andrew White Cowanceased 15/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BORDERS WHEELS→ SC305830 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | 81 | 87y |
| DIRECTORS CUT FILMS NORTH LIMITED→ SC360565 · est 2009 | — | — | — | — | 16y | 81 | 66y |
| GRANTSHOUSE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ SC342830 · est 2008 | — | — | — | 0 | 17y | 81 | 79y |
| HAZEL'S FOOTPRINTS TRUST→ SC275793 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | 81 | 74y |
| FLODDEN 1513 ECOMUSEUM LIMITED→ 07797108 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ROBERT SCOTT HARRISON LTD→ 15948036 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ROSS LINKS LTD→ 08999564 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| SARA + SARAH SMART TEXTILE DESIGN LLP→ SO306417 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| SB INSPIRES LLP→ SO307412 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| SCENTIMENTS FLORIST LTD→ SC758146 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| SCOTTISH CREEL FISHERMEN'S FEDERATION→ SC448626 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| SHARPE CONTRACTING LIMITED→ 11981833 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Broadmeadows House
Hutton
Berwickshire
TD15 1TN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
COWAN, Linda Anne→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2004-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ESSEX, Marlene Thelma→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-16 · resigned 2004-03-18
COWAN, Andrew White→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2004-03-16 · resigned 2019-10-15
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-20