ANGUS MOTORS (BARRHEAD) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC235393 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-15
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-08-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-22➕XEROULIS, Peter James appointeddirector
- 2024-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-10📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2018-06-26📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2018-04-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-01➖MORRISON, Patricia resignedsecretary
- 2005-11-01➖DOHERTY, Christopher Thomas resigneddirector
- 2005-10-27➕KEITH, Alistair appointeddirector
- 2004-08-20➖BLAIR, Alan resignedsecretary
- 2004-08-20➕MORRISON, Patricia appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-20➖ANDERSEN, Benny Gordon resigneddirector
- 2004-08-20➕DOHERTY, Christopher Thomas appointeddirector
- 2002-08-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGUS MOTORS (BARRHEAD) LIMITED
- 2002-08-15➕BLAIR, Alan appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-15➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-08-15➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-08-15➕ANDERSEN, Benny Gordon appointeddirector
- 2002-08-15➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-08-15➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Alisdair Keith Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 09/01/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Christopher Thomas Dochertyceased 09/01/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 5 West Arthurlie Industrial Estate
Lochlibo Road
Barrhead
East Renfrewshire
G78 1LG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
KEITH, Alistair→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2005-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
XEROULIS, Peter James→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2024-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLAIR, Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-08-15 · resigned 2004-08-20
MORRISON, Patricia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-08-20 · resigned 2015-12-01
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-15 · resigned 2002-08-15
ANDERSEN, Benny Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2002-08-15 · resigned 2004-08-20
DOHERTY, Christopher Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2004-08-20 · resigned 2005-11-01
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-15 · resigned 2002-08-15
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Recent filings (73 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-03