DRIVE GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC333359 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-02
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£136.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £136,421
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,183 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£136k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£291k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£58k£116k£175k£233k£291kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£136.4k£137.8k
Current assets£291.0k£233.3k
Net assets£136.4k£137.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2025-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-12-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-12-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-12-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-12-05
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2023-11-30
    ➕
    LUCHINI, Caitlin appointed
    director
  12. 2023-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-01-30
    ➕
    LUCHINI, Caitlin appointed
    secretary
  15. 2023-01-30
    ➖
    LUCHINI, Marie resigned
    secretary
  16. 2023-01-30
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2023-01-30
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2021-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2008-02-05
    ➕
    LUCHINI, Carlo appointed
    director
  22. 2008-02-05
    ➕
    LUCHINI, Marie appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-11-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DRIVE GROUP LTD
  24. 2007-11-02
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-11-02
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2007-11-02
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2007-11-02
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2007-11-02
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2007-11-02
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-12-05: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Caitlin Luchini
Individual · British · DOB 12/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/11/2023
Mr Carlo Luchini
Individual · British · DOB 03/1989 · age 37
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-11-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Pavilion 2 Finnieston Business Park
Minerva Way
Glasgow
G3 8AU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

LUCHINI, Caitlin→
secretary · appointed 2023-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUCHINI, Caitlin→
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUCHINI, Carlo→
director · ~37y · appointed 2008-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUCHINI, Marie→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-05 · resigned 2023-01-30
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-11-02 · resigned 2007-11-02
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-11-02 · resigned 2007-11-02
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-11-02 · resigned 2007-11-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-12
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30