MOTOR SHOW (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC195566 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-22
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 26.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£59.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.2y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
86 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £59,263

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£59k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£104k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£21k£42k£62k£83k£104kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£59.3k£59.3k
Current assets£103.9k£103.9k
Net assets£59.3k£59.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2022-03-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-06-08
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    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  9. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-13
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  11. 2021-04-07
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  12. 2020-04-15
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  13. 2019-11-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-11-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-05-20
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    Charge satisfied #5
  18. 2016-03-01
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2016-02-18
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2005-10-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2000-09-14
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2000-08-07
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2000-05-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  24. 2000-03-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  25. 1999-05-06
    ➕
    WOTHERSPOON, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-05-06
    ➕
    WOTHERSPOON, Bernard appointed
    director
  27. 1999-05-06
    ➕
    WOTHERSPOON, Stephen appointed
    director
  28. 1999-05-06
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1999-05-06
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1999-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As MOTOR SHOW (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  31. 1999-04-22
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1999-04-22
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Wotherspoon
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Bernard Wotherspoon
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-04-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

12 Buchanan Street
Airdrie
ML6 6BG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WOTHERSPOON, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 1999-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOTHERSPOON, Bernard→
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOTHERSPOON, Stephen→
director · ~56y · appointed 1999-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 1999-05-06
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 1999-05-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property14/09/200020/05/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property07/08/200001/03/2016
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property13/05/200018/02/2016
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property02/03/200005/10/2005

Recent filings (86 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30