CAMPBELLS GARAGE LTD.

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SC244286 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-20
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£491.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.1y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £491,559

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£492k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£318k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£101k£201k£302k£402k£503kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£491.6k£404.8k
Current assets£317.9k£502.9k
Net assets£491.6k£404.8k

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

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1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2025-02-03
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  3. 2023-12-22
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  4. 2022-11-16
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  5. 2022-01-17
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  6. 2021-05-19
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  7. 2020-01-31
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  8. 2018-10-22
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  9. 2017-12-11
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  10. 2016-09-19
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  11. 2016-03-14
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  12. 2015-08-10
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  13. 2015-03-10
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  14. 2014-07-14
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  15. 2014-03-05
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  16. 2014-02-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2014-01-29
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    Charge satisfied #2
  18. 2006-05-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  19. 2003-06-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2003-02-20
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    Company incorporated
    As CAMPBELLS GARAGE LTD.
  21. 2003-02-20
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    CAMPBELL, Jean Birnie appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-02-20
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    CAMPBELL, Jean Birnie appointed
    director
  23. 2003-02-20
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    CAMPBELL, Keith appointed
    director
  24. 2003-02-20
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    CAMPBELL, Mark appointed
    director
  25. 2003-02-20
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    CAMPBELL, Ronald appointed
    director
  26. 2003-02-20
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-02-20
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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  28. 2003-02-20
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
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  29. 2003-02-20
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAMPBELL" — 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 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

13 Blackhouse Circle
Blackhouse Industrial Estate
Peterhead
AB42 1BN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Jean Birnie→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Jean Birnie→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Keith→
director · ~48y · appointed 2003-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Mark→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Ronald→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-20 · resigned 2003-02-20
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-20 · resigned 2003-02-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property28/05/200629/01/2014
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property03/06/200313/02/2014

Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-18