RUXTON'S GARAGE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC240213 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-27
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£157.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45310SIC 45310
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 2 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £157,631
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,121 YoY
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£108k
↓ 4.3% YoY
Net Worth
£158k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £107.8k | £112.6k |
| Net assets | £157.6k | £177.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-08📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-03-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-11-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2015-06-01➖RUXTON, Annie resigneddirector
- 2015-06-01➖RUXTON, John resigneddirector
- 2002-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs RUXTON'S GARAGE LIMITED
- 2002-11-27➕RUXTON, David appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-27➕RUXTON, David appointeddirector
- 2002-11-27➕RUXTON, Robert John appointeddirector
- 2002-11-27➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-11-27➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-11-27➕RUXTON, Annie appointeddirector
- 2002-11-27➕RUXTON, John appointeddirector
- 2002-11-27➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-11-27➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RUXTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
David Ruxton Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Robert John Ruxton Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-11-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
1-3 North Street
Fraserburgh
AB43 9DJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
RUXTON, David→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2002-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RUXTON, Robert John→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2002-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-27 · resigned 2002-11-27
RUXTON, Annie→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 2002-11-27 · resigned 2015-06-01
RUXTON, John→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 2002-11-27 · resigned 2015-06-01
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-27 · resigned 2002-11-27
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Recent filings (78 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09