PITMACHIE GARAGE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC258585 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-31
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33170
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £1,651
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↑ 115% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £28.4k | £3.4k |
| Current assets | £55.8k | £47.0k |
| Net assets | £1.7k | £-11.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-06📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-01-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-01-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06➕KEITH, Duncan Wilson appointeddirector
- 2020-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2003-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs PITMACHIE GARAGE LIMITED
- 2003-10-31➕KEITH, Janet Ann appointedsecretary
- 2003-10-31➕KEITH, Janet Ann appointeddirector
- 2003-10-31➕KEITH, William appointeddirector
- 2003-10-31➕FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-10-31➖FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-10-31➕FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-10-31➖FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Duncan Wilson Keith Individual · British · DOB 03/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/10/2023 |
Mr William Keith Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66 | 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-10-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170
Registered office
Benview Pitmachie
Old Rayne
Insch
Aberdeenshire
AB52 6RX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
KEITH, Duncan Wilson→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2021-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KEITH, Janet Ann→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2003-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KEITH, William→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2003-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-31 · resigned 2003-10-31
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-31 · resigned 2003-10-31
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Recent filings (61 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-02-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-28