LOTHIAN PRIVATE HIRE LTD.

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SC322833 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-04
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Net assets shrinking
Down £426,565 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£100
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£119k£238k£357k£476k£595kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£100£426.7k
Current assets£100£595.0k
Net assets£100£426.7k

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
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-03-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-04-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-15
    ➕
    BRYSON, Jacqueline appointed
    secretary
  12. 2020-01-15
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2019-04-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-03-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    STARK, Sheila resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-05-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LOTHIAN PRIVATE HIRE LTD.
  19. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    MACLOLM, Steven Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    STARK, Sheila appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-05-04
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2007-05-04
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ashley Gray
Individual · British · DOB 08/1988 · age 38
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/05/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Steven Paul Malcolmceased 06/05/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2007-05-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

33a New Sneddon Street
Paisley
PA3 2AZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-18
Last: 2025-05-04

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BRYSON, Jacqueline→
secretary · appointed 2020-01-15
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Active
MACLOLM, Steven Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STARK, Sheila→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2007-05-04
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2007-05-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-13