TRANSCOOL (SCOTLAND) LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC333462 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-06
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
£439.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
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. 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 (58/100).

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £439,084

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£439k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£678k
↑ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£136k£271k£407k£543k£678kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£480.7k£385.3k
Current assets£678.2k£419.4k
Net assets£439.1k£337.4k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-05-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-24
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-30
    ➖
    MATTHEWS, Lyndsey Lorna resigned
    secretary
  12. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-06
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-26
    ➕
    MURRAY, Robert William Chudziak appointed
    director
  17. 2016-02-26
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Lyndsey Lorna appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-02-26
    ➖
    RAMAGE, Lyndsey resigned
    director
  19. 2013-11-07
    ➖
    RAMAGE, Lyndsey resigned
    secretary
  20. 2013-11-07
    ➖
    RAMAGE, Luke David resigned
    director
  21. 2013-11-07
    ➕
    RAMAGE, Lyndsey appointed
    director
  22. 2007-11-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TRANSCOOL (SCOTLAND) LTD.
  23. 2007-11-06
    ➕
    RAMAGE, Lyndsey appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-11-06
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-11-06
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2007-11-06
    ➕
    RAMAGE, Luke David appointed
    director
  27. 2007-11-06
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2007-11-06
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mr Robert William Chudziak Murray
Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

29 Portland Road
Kilmarnock
KA1 2BY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MURRAY, Robert William Chudziak→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATTHEWS, Lyndsey Lorna→
secretary · appointed 2016-02-26 · resigned 2020-09-30
Resigned
RAMAGE, Lyndsey→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-06 · resigned 2013-11-07
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-06 · resigned 2007-11-06
Resigned
RAMAGE, Luke David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-11-06 · resigned 2013-11-07
Resigned
RAMAGE, Lyndsey→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-11-07 · resigned 2016-02-26
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-11-06 · resigned 2007-11-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-03-24