LOTHIAN SKY RIDERS LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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: 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 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £53.2k | £68.3k |
| Current assets | £20.3k | £41.7k |
| Net assets | £39.2k | £49.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-11-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-19➕FAROOQ, Robina appointeddirector
- 2020-05-19➖FAROOQ, Robina resigneddirector
- 2019-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs LOTHIAN SKY RIDERS LTD
- 2019-08-28➕FAROOQ, Muhammad Tahir, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2019-08-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Muhammad Tahir Farooq Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/08/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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