MCDONALD MOTORS (GLASGOW) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC106732 · ltd · incorporated 1987-09-17

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 38.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2018

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

65/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (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: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 38.3y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 38.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (8 active, 17 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

22 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

110 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

65/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review 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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2018-03-31	2017-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2020-01-14
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2020-01-14
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Company dissolved
2019-10-29
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2019-10-17
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dissolution · DS01
2018-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2017-11-18
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officers · AP01
2017-11-17
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NOBLE, Alasdair George appointed
director
2017-11-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2017-11-03
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DONNACHIE, Gerard resigned
director
2017-10-06
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NOBLE, Alasdair George appointed
secretary
2017-10-06
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DONNACHIE, Gerard resigned
secretary
2017-10-06
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2017-10-06
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2016-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2015-12-30
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annual-return · AR01
2015-11-06
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officers · AP01
2015-11-04
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officers · AP01
2015-11-01
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PARK, Douglas Ireland appointed
director
2015-11-01
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PARK, Graeme Thomas appointed
director
2015-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2015-08-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-06-23
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PARK, Douglas Ireland resigned
director
2014-12-23
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2013-12-23
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annual-return · AR01
2013-09-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2012-12-27
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annual-return · AR01
2012-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2012-01-24
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-04-06
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BRYCE, Alexander Stewart appointed
director
2010-04-06
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PARK, Ross William appointed
director
2007-11-05
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BROWN, Steve resigned
director
2006-05-04
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CUMMING, William appointed
director
2006-05-04
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BROWN, Steve appointed
director
2003-06-30
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MILLER, John resigned
director
2003-01-31
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COLE, Ian Edward resigned
director
2002-08-22
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Charge satisfied #1
2002-08-06
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MACKAY, Ian Barron appointed
director
2002-08-06
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DONNACHIE, Gerard appointed
secretary
2002-08-06
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HETT, John William resigned
secretary
2002-08-06
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COLE, Ian Edward appointed
director
2002-08-06
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DONNACHIE, Gerard appointed
director
2002-08-06
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MCDONALD, Alexander William resigned
director
2002-08-06
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MILLER, John appointed
director
2002-08-06
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PARK, Douglas Ireland appointed
director
1999-11-08
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MCDONALD, Margaret Ann resigned
director
1995-03-01
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MCDONALD, Margaret Ann appointed
director
1988-04-18
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1988-01-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Psa Wholesale LTD

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2020-01-14

Group structure

Park's Of Hamilton (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Park's Of Hamilton (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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MCDONALD MOTORS (GLASGOW) LIMITED

This company · SC106732

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Park's Of Hamilton (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1987-09-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

14 Bothwell Road

Hamilton

South Lanarkshire

ML3 0AY

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2018-03-31

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