PHOENIX MOTORS (CAMPBELTOWN) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC246416 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-25

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£978

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). 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, 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

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £978

Net assets shrinking

Down £129 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£978

↓ 12% YoY

Current Assets

£23k

↓ 14% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£978	£1.1k
Current assets	£23.0k	£26.7k
Net assets	£978	£1.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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2024-12-18
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2023-12-20
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2022-12-22
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2021-12-29
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2021-03-22
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2019-12-28
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2018-12-27
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2017-12-22
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accounts · AA
2016-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-08
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-15
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accounts · AA
2015-04-13
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2014-12-23
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accounts · AA
2014-03-31
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annual-return · AR01
2009-10-01
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RENTON, William resigned
secretary
2003-03-25
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Company incorporated
As PHOENIX MOTORS (CAMPBELTOWN) LIMITED
2003-03-25
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RENTON, Darren appointed
director
2003-03-25
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RENTON, Duncan Kelly appointed
director
2003-03-25
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RENTON, William appointed
director
2003-03-25
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RENTON, William appointed
secretary
2003-03-25
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-25
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-25
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-03-25
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — 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 86 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
William Renton Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	30/06/2016
Duncan Kelly Renton Individual · British · DOB 01/1940 · age 86	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	30/06/2016
Darren Renton Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated2003-03-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Shore Street

Campbeltown

Argyll

PA28 6BS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-08

Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

RENTON, Darren→

director · ~54y · appointed 2003-03-25

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Active

RENTON, Duncan Kelly→

director · ~86y · appointed 2003-03-25

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Active

RENTON, William→

director · ~60y · appointed 2003-03-25

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Active

RENTON, William→

secretary · appointed 2003-03-25 · resigned 2009-10-01

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-25 · resigned 2003-03-25

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-25 · resigned 2003-03-25

Resigned

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