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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒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
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33170
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£2k
↑ 115% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£11k£2k£16k£29k£42k£56kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-05
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-06
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  4. 2024-01-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-01-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-28
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  10. 2022-01-28
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-04-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-06
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    KEITH, Duncan Wilson appointed
    director
  15. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2018-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2003-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As PITMACHIE GARAGE LIMITED
  20. 2003-10-31
    ➕
    KEITH, Janet Ann appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-10-31
    ➕
    KEITH, Janet Ann appointed
    director
  22. 2003-10-31
    ➕
    KEITH, William appointed
    director
  23. 2003-10-31
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    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-10-31
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    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-10-31
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    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-10-31
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    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 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 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 candidate

Strong 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Duncan Wilson Keith
Individual · British · DOB 03/1993 · age 33
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/10/2023
Mr William Keith
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
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)

KEITH, Janet Ann→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEITH, Duncan Wilson→
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEITH, Janet Ann→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEITH, William→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-31 · resigned 2003-10-31
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-31 · resigned 2003-10-31
Resigned

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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