WHITES TYRES (SCOTLAND) LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC424273 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-17

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£36.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

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 73/100 (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 (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £36,212

Cash YoY

+1%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£62k

~ YoY

Net Worth

£36k

↑ 72% YoY

Current Assets

£87k

↑ 26% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£41.9k	£32.7k
Current assets	£87.0k	£69.2k
Cash	£62.4k	£61.8k
Debtors	—	£858
Net assets	£36.2k	£21.1k

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-08-22
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2025-01-08
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2023-11-10
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2023-03-28
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accounts · AA
2022-05-03
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address · AD01
2022-04-28
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accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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accounts · AA
2020-11-20
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address · AD01
2020-01-25
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2019-01-03
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2018-01-17
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2017-10-23
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officers · CH01
2017-06-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-01-24
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2016-05-23
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2012-05-17
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Company incorporated
As WHITES TYRES (SCOTLAND) LTD.
2012-05-17
➕
WHITE, William appointed
director
2012-05-17
➕
TRAINER, Peter appointed
secretary
2012-05-17
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
secretary
2012-05-17
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MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
director
2012-05-17
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MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
director
2012-05-17
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
director
2012-05-17
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WHITE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 14 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr William White Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/04/2017

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

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Similar companies

Active · Automotive · G postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
AA MOTORS LIMITED→ SC249517 · est 2003	—	—	—	400	23y	83	63y
ARGYLE DIESEL ELECTRICS LIMITED→ SC039707 · est 1963	—	—	£206.8k	—	62y	83	94y
AUTO-TEC (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC239846 · est 2002	—	—	—	1400	23y	83	63y
BOWCOM EXPORTS LTD.→ SC329932 · est 2007	—	—	£36.4k	—	18y	83	60y
A M K SELF DRIVE LIMITED→ SC144323 · est 1993	—	—	—	—	33y	82	68y
AEP (SCOTLAND) LTD.→ SC378869 · est 2010	—	—	£1.01M	—	15y	82	64y
ALEX MURRAY MOTORS LIMITED→ SC237362 · est 2002	—	—	£546.1k	—	23y	82	86y
ALPINE TRANSMISSIONS LIMITED→ SC174276 · est 1997	—	—	—	400	29y	82	59y
AUTOVAUX LIMITED→ SC265569 · est 2004	—	—	£29.6k	—	22y	82	59y
BAILLIESTON MOTOR ENGINEERS LTD→ SC280923 · est 2005	—	—	£367.5k	—	21y	82	63y
BURNFIELD MOTORS LTD.→ SC254936 · est 2003	—	—	£557.6k	—	22y	82	70y
BURNS MOTOR ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC218165 · est 2001	—	—	£853.3k	—	25y	82	62y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-05-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

6th Floor Gordon Chambers

90 Mitchell Street

Glasgow

G1 3NQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last: 2026-05-17

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WHITE, William→

director · ~43y · appointed 2012-05-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TRAINER, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2012-05-17 · resigned 2012-05-17

Resigned

MCINTOSH, Susan→

director · ~56y · appointed 2012-05-17 · resigned 2012-05-17

Resigned

TRAINER, Peter→

director · ~74y · appointed 2012-05-17 · resigned 2012-05-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-08-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-08

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-11-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-17

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-05-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-04-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-04-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2020-11-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-06-04