PMH COACHBUILDERS LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC185444 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-05

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 8.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£120.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 29201

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.8y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £120,294

Cash YoY

+147%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£152k

↑ 147% YoY

Net Worth

£120k

↑ 93% YoY

Current Assets

£457k

↑ 32% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£203.6k	£146.4k
Current assets	£456.8k	£345.4k
Cash	£152.1k	£61.5k
Debtors	£269.6k	£245.5k
Net assets	£120.3k	£62.5k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-02-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-04-02
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-03-24
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-02-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-03-24
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2021-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-26
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2020-10-14
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2020-10-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-05-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-05-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-04-02
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HOGGAN, Janet resigned
secretary
2020-04-02
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HOGGAN, Janet resigned
director
2020-04-02
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HOGGAN, Peter Morran resigned
director
2019-10-11
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-06-18
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MCINTOSH, Ian Robert appointed
director
2018-06-18
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MCINTOSH, Michelle appointed
director
2017-07-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2003-08-20
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WAYNE, Phillip Brewer resigned
director
1998-05-05
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Company incorporated
As PMH COACHBUILDERS LTD.
1998-05-05
➕
HOGGAN, Janet appointed
secretary
1998-05-05
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-05-05
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-05-05
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HOGGAN, Janet appointed
director
1998-05-05
➕
HOGGAN, Peter Morran appointed
director
1998-05-05
➕
WAYNE, Phillip Brewer appointed
director
1998-05-05
➕
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-05-05
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Iain Robert Mcintosh Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	02/04/2020
Mrs Michelle Mcintosh Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	09/03/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Peter Hogganceased 09/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Mrs Janet Hogganceased 09/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

Incorporated1998-05-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC29201 — SIC 29201

Registered office

Unit 5 Gateway Business Park

Beancross Road

Grangemouth

FK3 8WX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-12

Last: 2025-04-28

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

MCINTOSH, Ian Robert→

director · ~43y · appointed 2018-06-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCINTOSH, Michelle→

director · ~43y · appointed 2018-06-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HOGGAN, Janet→

secretary · appointed 1998-05-05 · resigned 2020-04-02

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-05-05 · resigned 1998-05-05

Resigned

HOGGAN, Janet→

director · ~59y · appointed 1998-05-05 · resigned 2020-04-02

Resigned

HOGGAN, Peter Morran→

director · ~60y · appointed 1998-05-05 · resigned 2020-04-02

Resigned

WAYNE, Phillip Brewer→

director · ~91y · appointed 1998-05-05 · resigned 2003-08-20

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-05-05 · resigned 1998-05-05

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	21/07/2017	11/10/2019

Recent filings (90 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-03-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-20

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2024-04-02

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2024-04-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-05

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-22

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2023-03-24

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2023-03-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-02-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-20

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2022-04-07

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2022-03-24