GETAWAY VANS LTD

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SC672721 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-01
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£9.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,227

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 327% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£6k£7k£9kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£9.2k£2.2k
Net assets£9.2k£2.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-18
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  4. 2024-01-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-01-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-01-18
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-01-18
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-01-18
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-01-15
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    ROBBIE, Gordon Graeme appointed
    director
  11. 2024-01-15
    ➖
    BARRIE, Brendan resigned
    director
  12. 2024-01-15
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    BARRIE, Gillian Anne resigned
    director
  13. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-05-11
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    BARRIE, Brendan appointed
    director
  16. 2022-05-11
    ➕
    BARRIE, Gillian Anne appointed
    director
  17. 2022-05-11
    ➖
    KOHLER, Emma resigned
    director
  18. 2022-05-11
    ➖
    KOHLER, Mark resigned
    director
  19. 2022-05-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2022-05-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2022-05-11
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  22. 2022-05-11
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  23. 2022-05-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2022-05-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2022-05-11
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    officers · TM01
  26. 2022-05-11
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  27. 2022-05-11
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  28. 2020-09-01
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    Company incorporated
    As GETAWAY VANS LTD
  29. 2020-09-01
    ➕
    KOHLER, Emma appointed
    director
  30. 2020-09-01
    ➕
    KOHLER, Mark appointed
    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 age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gordon Graeme Robbie
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
75–100%
—75-100% shares15/01/2024
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Brendan Barrieceased 15/01/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Gillian Anne Barrieceased 15/01/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Emma Kohlerceased 11/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Mark Kohlerceased 11/05/2022· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

42 Dudhope Crescent Road
Dundee
DD1 5RR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25
Last: 2025-05-11

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ROBBIE, Gordon Graeme→
director · ~73y · appointed 2024-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRIE, Brendan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2022-05-11 · resigned 2024-01-15
Resigned
BARRIE, Gillian Anne→
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-05-11 · resigned 2024-01-15
Resigned
KOHLER, Emma→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-09-01 · resigned 2022-05-11
Resigned
KOHLER, Mark→
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-09-01 · resigned 2022-05-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11