ANGLE PARK (MOTOR SERVICES) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC096905 · ltd · incorporated 1986-01-22
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 72). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 38.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 38.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-28
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  2. 2024-09-27
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  3. 2023-09-25
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  4. 2022-09-14
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  5. 2021-10-04
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  6. 2020-12-17
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  7. 2020-11-27
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  8. 2019-11-01
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    AS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2019-10-02
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  10. 2018-10-04
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  11. 2018-08-02
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  12. 2018-06-14
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  13. 2018-06-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  14. 2018-02-09
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  15. 2018-02-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  16. 2017-10-06
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  17. 2016-10-14
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  18. 2016-01-25
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  19. 2005-12-07
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    OSWALD, Diane Elizabeth, Dr. resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-12-07
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    AS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2004-03-13
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    OSWALD, Diane Elizabeth, Dr. appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-03-13
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    OSWALD, Malcolm resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-03-10
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    PEFFERS, David Stanley resigned
    director
  24. 1997-04-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  25. 1988-02-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  26. 1986-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGLE PARK (MOTOR SERVICES) LIMITED

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 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Malcolm John Oswald
Individual · British · DOB 02/1954 · age 72
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1986-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

45/1 Spylaw Road
Edinburgh
EH10 5BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

OSWALD, Malcolm John→
director · ~72y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALD, Diane Elizabeth, Dr.→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-13 · resigned 2005-12-07
Resigned
OSWALD, Malcolm→
secretary · resigned 2004-03-13
Resigned
AS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-12-07 · resigned 2019-11-01
Resigned
PEFFERS, David Stanley→
director · ~65y · resigned 2004-03-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property29/04/199709/02/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property29/02/198814/06/2018

Recent filings (103 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-02