GO EXPLORE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC593975 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£438.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 77120Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.4y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £438,935
Net assets shrinking
Down £39,044 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 72% YoY
Cash YoY
-72%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£45k
↓ 72% YoY
Net Worth
£439k
↓ 8.2% YoY
Current Assets
£133k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.92M | £1.95M |
| Current assets | £133.2k | £303.0k |
| Cash | £44.7k | £161.0k |
| Debtors | £50.2k | £106.0k |
| Net assets | £438.9k | £478.0k |
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 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Close Brothers Limited
- 2025-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-26➖CAMPBELL, James Mossman, The Estate Of resigneddirector
- 2024-04-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-02-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-01-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-11➕TIMMINS, William Allan appointeddirector
- 2020-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-05➖TIMMINS, Susan Mary resigneddirector
- 2020-06-05➖TIMMINS, William Allan resigneddirector
- 2019-12-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: James Mossman Campbell
- 2019-03-01➕TIMMINS, William Allan appointeddirector
- 2018-05-10➕TIMMINS, Susan Mary appointeddirector
- 2018-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs GO EXPLORE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 2018-04-10➕CAMPBELL, James Mossman, The Estate Of appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Allan Timmins Individual · British · DOB 05/1954 · age 72 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 29/04/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- The Estate Of James Mossman Campbellceased 26/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| G- PARALEGAL SERVICES FIRM LIMITED→ SC858110 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| GR23 CONSULTANCY LTD→ SC859559 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| GREEN AND WHITE PAINTBALLS LTD→ SC847849 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-04-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
253 Blairtummock Road
Glasgow
G33 4ED
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
TIMMINS, William Allan→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2020-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAMPBELL, James Mossman, The Estate Of→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2018-04-10 · resigned 2024-05-26
TIMMINS, Susan Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2018-05-10 · resigned 2020-06-05
TIMMINS, William Allan→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2019-03-01 · resigned 2020-06-05
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited | A registered charge | — | 07/11/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | James Mossman Campbell / Thomasina Fynes Campbell | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/12/2019 | 16/02/2022 |
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Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-10