KIRKHILL AUTO SERVICES LTD.
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Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). 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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 25.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-11-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-11-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-02-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-02-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-12📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-04📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2017-09-04📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2014-12-05➖BOTHWELL, Robert William resignedsecretary
- 2014-09-26➖HENDERSON, Lorna resignedsecretary
- 2006-02-01➕HENDERSON, Lorna appointedsecretary
- 2005-11-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-11-20➕BOTHWELL, Robert William appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-25➖HENDERSON, Lorna Conn resignedsecretary
- 2000-11-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1996-12-02➕WHEELER, John Leslie appointeddirector
- 1996-12-02➕HENDERSON, Lorna Conn appointedsecretary
- 1996-11-29🏢Company incorporatedAs KIRKHILL AUTO SERVICES LTD.
- 1996-11-29➕FOOT, Leigh appointednominee-secretary
- 1996-11-29➖FOOT, Leigh resignednominee-secretary
- 1996-11-29➕MCINTOSH, Susan appointednominee-director
- 1996-11-29➖MCINTOSH, Susan resignednominee-director
- 1996-11-29➕TRAINER, Peter appointednominee-director
- 1996-11-29➖TRAINER, Peter resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Leslie Wheeler Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 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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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 02/11/2005 | 25/11/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 17/11/2000 | 22/12/2025 |