DARLINGTON MOT CENTRE LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16663067 · ltd · incorporated 2025-08-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs DARLINGTON MOT CENTRE LIMITED
- 2025-08-20➕ARMSTRONG, Clare Denise appointeddirector
- 2025-08-20➕ARMSTRONG, Paul appointeddirector
- 2025-08-20➕MCKELLAR, Sarah Louise appointeddirector
- 2025-08-20➕MCKELLAR, Sarah Louise appointedsecretary
- 2025-08-20➖MCKELLAR, Sarah Louise resignedsecretary
- 2025-08-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | board control25-50% shares · board control | 20/08/2025 |
Mrs Clare Denise Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | board control25-50% shares · board control | 20/08/2025 |
Mrs Sarah Louise Mckellar Individual · British · DOB 07/1999 · age 27 | 25–50% | — | board control25-50% shares · board control | 20/08/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
410 Whessoe Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 0RP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
ARMSTRONG, Clare Denise→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-08-20
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ARMSTRONG, Paul→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-08-20
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MCKELLAR, Sarah Louise→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2025-08-20
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MCKELLAR, Sarah Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2025-08-20 · resigned 2025-08-20
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Recent filings (9 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-08-20