EASTAUGH TRAINING COMPANY LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC682500 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-01
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-01-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-01-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-01-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-12-31
    EASTAUGH, Barry appointed
    director
  10. 2022-12-31
    EASTAUGH, Lesley resigned
    director
  11. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As EASTAUGH TRAINING COMPANY LTD
  13. 2020-12-01
    EASTAUGH, Lesley appointed
    director
  14. 2020-12-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "EASTAUGH" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 Barry Eastaugh
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/03/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Lesley Eastaughceased 31/03/2022· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2020-12-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities

Registered office

27 Morar Court
Cumbernauld
Glasgow
G67 4LN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

EASTAUGH, Barry
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-12-31
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Active
EASTAUGH, Lesley
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-12-01 · resigned 2022-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-12-01