ALEX SCOTT CARS LIMITED

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04663112 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-11

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45112

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 23.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 23.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

85 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	24	1900

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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officers · CH01
2025-09-26
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accounts · AA
2025-04-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-23
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mortgage · MR04
2022-03-23
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mortgage · MR04
2022-03-23
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-03-23
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-03-23
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Charge satisfied #5
2022-03-23
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Charge satisfied #3
2022-03-23
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-03-23
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Charge satisfied #1
2022-03-21
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mortgage · MR01
2022-03-21
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mortgage · MR01
2022-03-21
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mortgage · MR01
2022-03-16
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2022-03-16
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2022-03-16
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2021-09-29
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accounts · AA
2020-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-25
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accounts · AA
2019-07-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-10-25
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Charge satisfied #4
2016-06-27
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
2016-04-21
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited
2012-06-29
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
2012-06-29
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
2003-04-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
2003-03-14
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SCOTT, Allison Margaret appointed
director
2003-02-11
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Company incorporated
As ALEX SCOTT CARS LIMITED
2003-02-11
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SCOTT, Allison Margaret appointed
secretary
2003-02-11
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SCOTT, Alexander appointed
director
2003-02-11
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SCOTT, James Talbot appointed
director
2003-02-11
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SCOTT, Jonathan Mark appointed
director
2003-02-11
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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2003-02-11
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-02-11
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-02-11
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

88/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SCOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Allison Margaret Scott Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	30/06/2016
Mr Alexander Scott Individual · British · DOB 09/1943 · age 83	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated2003-02-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Morpeth Road Garage

Guidepost

Choppington

Northumberland

NE62 5NR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-25

Last: 2026-02-11