SEEDHILL CAR AND VAN RENTAL LIMITED

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SC241491 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-20
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
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£163.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.1y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £163,410

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£163k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£33k£65k£98k£131k£163kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£163.4k£163.4k
Debtors£2£2
Net assets£163.4k£163.4k

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.

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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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-04
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    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-04-03
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-01
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    MCDOWALL, Douglas resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  6. 2025-03-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-03-24
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    MCDOWALL, Craig David appointed
    director
  8. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-18
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-10
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  13. 2019-05-31
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  14. 2018-01-11
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  15. 2017-02-13
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  16. 2016-12-21
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  17. 2016-11-21
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    officers · TM02
  18. 2016-11-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2016-10-13
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    MCDOWALL, Helen Roy resigned
    secretary
  20. 2016-10-13
    ➖
    MCDOWALL, Helen Roy resigned
    director
  21. 2002-12-20
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    Company incorporated
    As SEEDHILL CAR AND VAN RENTAL LIMITED
  22. 2002-12-20
    ➕
    MCDOWALL, Helen Roy appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-12-20
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-12-20
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-12-20
    ➕
    MCDOWALL, Douglas appointed
    director
  26. 2002-12-20
    ➕
    MCDOWALL, Helen Roy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Seedhill Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Seedhill Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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SEEDHILL CAR AND VAN RENTAL LIMITED
This company · SC241491

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Seedhill Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2002-12-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

71 Seedhill Road
Paisley
PA1 1QS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MCDOWALL, Craig David→
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCDOWALL, Helen Roy→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-20 · resigned 2016-10-13
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-20 · resigned 2002-12-20
Resigned
MCDOWALL, Douglas→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-12-20 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned
MCDOWALL, Helen Roy→
director · ~84y · appointed 2002-12-20 · resigned 2016-10-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property01/04/2025—
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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-10