GO VENDING (SCOTLAND) LTD
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.4y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £16.5k | £67.2k |
| Current assets | £186.7k | £172.4k |
| Cash | £10.5k | £12.1k |
| Debtors | £93.0k | £84.6k |
| Net assets | £-37.8k | £-25.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals 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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-04📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-03-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-10-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2013-11-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: West of Scotland Loan Fund
- 2012-06-20🏢Company incorporatedAs GO VENDING (SCOTLAND) LTD
- 2012-06-20➕OWENS, Graham Hugh Lockie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graham Hugh Lockie Owens Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | West of Scotland Loan Fund | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/11/2013 | 19/03/2019 |