ANDREWS OF BOTHWELL LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC407498 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-15
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£120.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -77% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 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
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £120,926
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,498 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 77% YoY
Cash YoY
-77%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
↓ 77% YoY
Net Worth
£121k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£111k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£25k£50k£75k£100k£125kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£120.9k£125.4k
Current assets£110.5k£125.5k
Cash£11.1k£48.0k
Debtors£30£746
Net assets£120.9k£125.4k

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.

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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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2023-03-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2023-03-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2023-03-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2023-03-20
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  14. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-04
    ➖
    NICOLSON, Andrew resigned
    director
  19. 2011-09-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDREWS OF BOTHWELL LTD
  20. 2011-09-15
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Andrew James Mcgregor appointed
    director
  21. 2011-09-15
    ➕
    NICOLSON, Andrew appointed
    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

58/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Nicolson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Andrew James Mcgregor Davidson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42
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
Incorporated2011-09-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Stanley House
69/71 Hamilton Road
Motherwell
ML1 3DG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DAVIDSON, Andrew James Mcgregor→
director · ~42y · appointed 2011-09-15
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Active
NICOLSON, Andrew→
director · ~43y · appointed 2011-09-15 · resigned 2019-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-21