J & S AUTOS (GLASGOW) LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC373112 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-16
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 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
1 year 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-05📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-22📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2010-02-16🏢Company incorporatedAs J & S AUTOS (GLASGOW) LTD.
- 2010-02-16➕LAMBERT, Ian David appointeddirector
- 2010-02-16➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2010-02-16➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ian David Lambert Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-02-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
52 Draffen Hill Road
Stewarton
Kilmarnock
KA3 5FG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
LAMBERT, Ian David→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2010-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2010-02-16 · resigned 2010-02-16
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-19