QUEENSFERRY MOTO ROUTES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC715567 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-19
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£-26.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of tourist guides
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
13 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £26,442
Very low cash
Cash position: £2
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
-£26k
↓ 109% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
-£26k-£20k-£14k-£9k-£3k£3kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£-26.4k£-12.6k
Current assets£3.5k
Cash£2£725
Net assets£-26.4k£-12.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-27
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-03-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-08-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-30
    TAYLOR, John resigned
    director
  9. 2023-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As QUEENSFERRY MOTO ROUTES LIMITED
  11. 2021-11-19
    DALE, Gary appointed
    director
  12. 2021-11-19
    TAYLOR, John appointed
    director
  13. 2021-11-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Dale
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/11/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Taylorceased 30/11/2023· 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
Incorporated2021-11-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79901 — Activities of tourist guides

Registered office

3 Fodderty Way
Dingwall
IV15 9XB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DALE, Gary
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-11-19
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Active
TAYLOR, John
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-11-19 · resigned 2023-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-11-19