MAYBANK MOTORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC164609 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-02

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45190

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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

1 live charge · oldest 10.8y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 10.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-06-10
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2022-10-31
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2021-06-17
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2020-10-30
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2019-05-17
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2018-08-09
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2017-06-24
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2017-04-21
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officers · AP03
2017-04-18
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GREEN, Jim Wilson appointed
secretary
2017-04-13
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officers · TM02
2016-10-04
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WILSON, Alice Park Townsley resigned
secretary
2016-08-16
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accounts · AA
2016-04-11
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2015-08-07
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2015-07-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Residence Developments Limited
2015-05-28
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1996-04-02
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Company incorporated
As MAYBANK MOTORS LIMITED
1996-04-02
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WILSON, Abraham appointed
director
1996-04-02
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REID, Brian appointed
nominee-secretary
1996-04-02
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REID, Brian resigned
nominee-secretary
1996-04-02
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WILSON, Alice Park Townsley appointed
secretary
1996-04-02
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MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
nominee-director
1996-04-02
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MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Abraham Wilson Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67	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

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1996-04-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190

Registered office

37 Portland Road

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

KA1 2DJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-15

Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GREEN, Jim Wilson→

secretary · appointed 2017-04-18

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Active

WILSON, Abraham→

director · ~67y · appointed 1996-04-02

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Active

REID, Brian→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-02 · resigned 1996-04-02

Resigned

WILSON, Alice Park Townsley→

secretary · appointed 1996-04-02 · resigned 2016-10-04

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen→

nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1996-04-02 · resigned 1996-04-02

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Residence Developments Residence Developments Limited	A registered charge	1 property	29/07/2015	—

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