RENFREWSHIRE TYRE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC159112 · ltd · incorporated 1995-07-10
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 30.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 30.6y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
98 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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-10-31
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    O'NEILL, Joseph resigned
    director
  11. 2020-10-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-10-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-01-01
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    MOOHAN, Ann Elizabeth Sinclair appointed
    director
  16. 2019-07-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-07-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2019-05-07
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    MOOHAN, John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2019-05-07
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    MOOHAN, John resigned
    director
  20. 2019-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2013-07-05
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    MOOHAN, Nicholas Christopher appointed
    director
  23. 2013-07-05
    ➖
    MOOHAN, Ann Elizabeth Sinclair resigned
    director
  24. 2011-10-01
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    O'NEILL, Joseph appointed
    director
  25. 2006-07-31
    ➖
    MOOHAN, Nicholas Christopher resigned
    director
  26. 1999-12-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 1998-06-19
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    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 1997-01-01
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    MOOHAN, Nicholas Christopher appointed
    director
  29. 1996-01-26
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  30. 1996-01-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  31. 1995-10-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  32. 1995-07-13
    ➖
    LESLIE, Forbes Gillies resigned
    secretary
  33. 1995-07-13
    ➕
    MOOHAN, John appointed
    secretary
  34. 1995-07-13
    ➖
    LESLIE, Forbes Gillies resigned
    director
  35. 1995-07-13
    ➕
    MOOHAN, Ann Elizabeth Sinclair appointed
    director
  36. 1995-07-13
    ➕
    MOOHAN, John appointed
    director
  37. 1995-07-13
    ➖
    STEEN, Kenneth Duncan resigned
    director
  38. 1995-07-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RENFREWSHIRE TYRE SERVICES LIMITED
  39. 1995-07-10
    ➕
    LESLIE, Forbes Gillies appointed
    secretary
  40. 1995-07-10
    ➕
    LESLIE, Forbes Gillies appointed
    director
  41. 1995-07-10
    ➕
    STEEN, Kenneth Duncan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

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
Nicholas Christopher Moohan
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/08/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Ann Elizabeth Sinclair Moohanceased 22/08/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr John Moohanceased 07/05/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated1995-07-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

8 Maxwellton Street
Paisley
PA1 2UA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

MOOHAN, Ann Elizabeth Sinclair→
director · ~79y · appointed 2020-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOOHAN, Nicholas Christopher→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LESLIE, Forbes Gillies→
secretary · appointed 1995-07-10 · resigned 1995-07-13
Resigned
MOOHAN, John→
secretary · appointed 1995-07-13 · resigned 2019-05-07
Resigned
LESLIE, Forbes Gillies→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-07-10 · resigned 1995-07-13
Resigned
MOOHAN, Ann Elizabeth Sinclair→
director · ~79y · appointed 1995-07-13 · resigned 2013-07-05
Resigned
MOOHAN, John→
director · ~80y · appointed 1995-07-13 · resigned 2019-05-07
Resigned
MOOHAN, Nicholas Christopher→
director · ~55y · appointed 1997-01-01 · resigned 2006-07-31
Resigned
O'NEILL, Joseph→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-10-01 · resigned 2020-10-31
Resigned
STEEN, Kenneth Duncan→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-07-10 · resigned 1995-07-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property26/01/1996—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property26/01/199619/06/1998
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property10/10/199513/12/1999
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Recent filings (98 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-10-06