HAWKHEAD MOT CENTRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC221987 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-08

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Average employees	100	100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-04-28
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-18
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-10
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-05
📄
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2018-03-01
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-06-10
📄
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AAMD
2017-02-24
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-25
📄
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AAMD
2016-02-15
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-02-15
📄
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2016-01-14
📄
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AAMD
2016-01-12
➖
GRIMLEY, Jane resigned
secretary
2001-08-27
➕
GRIMLEY, Alan appointed
director
2001-08-27
➕
GRIMLEY, Jane appointed
secretary
2001-08-27
➖
PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-08-27
➖
PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2001-08-08
🏢
Company incorporated
As HAWKHEAD MOT CENTRE LIMITED
2001-08-08
➕
PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-08-08
➕
PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan Grimley Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1966 · age 60	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	08/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Automotive · G postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
BURHAN PANEL BEATERS LTD→ SC628289 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
BYA DE LUXE LTD→ SC655333 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
CAC (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC750707 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
CALEDONIAN VEHICLE SERVICES LIMITED→ SC617722 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
CALL DANNY CLAIMS LTD→ SC848486 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CAR N TYRE MOT LTD→ SC699907 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
CAR SPA DETAILING LTD→ SC566763 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
CARDROSS MOTORS LTD→ SC791542 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
CARRIAGES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC319089 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	—	—
CARS AND MOTORS LTD→ SC829983 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
CARS HEAVEN BODY SHOP LTD→ SC794393 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
CARS&CARS SOFIA LIMITED→ SC836279 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-08-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

172 Kelvinhaugh Street

Glasgow

G3 8PR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-22

Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GRIMLEY, Alan→

director · ~60y · appointed 2001-08-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GRIMLEY, Jane→

secretary · appointed 2001-08-27 · resigned 2016-01-12

Resigned

PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-08 · resigned 2001-08-27

Resigned

PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-08 · resigned 2001-08-27

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.