MENSTRIE MOTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC216001 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£84.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £84,574
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£125k
↓ 3.5% YoY
Net Worth
£85k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£155k
↓ 9.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£34k£68k£103k£137k£171kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£94.0k£86.0k
Current assets£154.7k£171.0k
Cash£124.5k£129.0k
Debtors£8.3k£11.6k
Net assets£84.6k£66.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-10-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-03-08
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2016-03-04
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-02-25
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    CONNELLY, Ian Stephen appointed
    secretary
  17. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    CONNELLY, Ian Stephen appointed
    director
  18. 2008-04-01
    ➖
    DUNSMORE, Ann Morrison resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-04-01
    ➖
    DUNSMORE, Ann Morrison resigned
    director
  20. 2004-05-01
    ➖
    CONNELLY, Ian Stephen resigned
    director
  21. 2003-06-13
    ➕
    CONNELLY, Ian Stephen appointed
    director
  22. 2001-02-23
    ➕
    HODGE, William Neil appointed
    director
  23. 2001-02-23
    ➕
    DUNSMORE, Ann Morrison appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-02-23
    ➖
    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-02-23
    ➕
    DUNSMORE, Ann Morrison appointed
    director
  26. 2001-02-23
    ➖
    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2001-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MENSTRIE MOTORS LIMITED
  28. 2001-02-21
    ➕
    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-02-21
    ➕
    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Stephen Connelly
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
50–75%
—50-75% shares30/06/2016
Mrs Sarah Connelly
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-02-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

2a Johnstone Street
Menstrie
Clackmannanshire
FK11 7DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

CONNELLY, Ian Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONNELLY, Ian Stephen→
director · ~52y · appointed 2008-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HODGE, William Neil→
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNSMORE, Ann Morrison→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-23 · resigned 2008-04-01
Resigned
PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-21 · resigned 2001-02-23
Resigned
CONNELLY, Ian Stephen→
director · ~52y · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2004-05-01
Resigned
DUNSMORE, Ann Morrison→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-02-23 · resigned 2008-04-01
Resigned
PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-21 · resigned 2001-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-12-06