DRIVE SHETLAND ( TRAINING ) LTD
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Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -81% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.0k | £19.9k |
| Current assets | £12.7k | £30.1k |
| Cash | £3.1k | £16.5k |
| Debtors | £9.6k | £13.5k |
| Net assets | £355 | £8.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-01➕NICOLSON, Inga Jayne appointeddirector
- 2024-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-09-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-17📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-03-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2014-05-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs DRIVE SHETLAND ( TRAINING ) LTD
- 2014-03-26➕PETURSSON, Petur Magni appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 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 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Inga Jayne Nicolson Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/04/2023 |
Mr Petur Magni Petursson Individual · Icelandic · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 14/05/2014 | 25/09/2024 |