R. SIMPSON MOTORS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC259854 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.0y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
69 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees900900

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-03
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-10-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-01-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-11-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-10-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-03-25
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Bryan appointed
    director
  19. 2014-03-25
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Diane appointed
    director
  20. 2013-08-20
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2004-05-06
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  22. 2003-11-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As R. SIMPSON MOTORS LTD.
  23. 2003-11-26
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Jill Marie appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-11-26
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Jill Marie appointed
    director
  25. 2003-11-26
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Raymond James appointed
    director
  26. 2003-11-26
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-11-26
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-11-26
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2003-11-26
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2003-11-26
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2003-11-26
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES 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 "SIMPSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Raymond James Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Automotive · KY postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
FLEAR & THOMSON LIMITED→
SC028660 · est 1951
£2.08M
£1.66M–£2.49M
———74y8280y
FIFE AUTO CENTRE LTD.→
SC194842 · est 1999 · no financials extracted
————27y8364y
ALAN BENNIE MOTOR ENGINEERS LIMITED→
SC260726 · est 2003
———70022y8258y
BODYWYSE AUTOCARE LIMITED→
SC285841 · est 2005
——£1.08M—20y8259y
CLEVEDEN CARS LIMITED→
SC180119 · est 1997
———20028y8263y
FIFE ACCIDENT REPAIR CENTRE LIMITED→
SC276436 · est 2004
———110021y8264y
FIFE SEAT LIMITED→
SC331707 · est 2007
——£26.8k—18y8259y
FRANK MUNRO & SONS LIMITED→
SC241429 · est 2002 · no financials extracted
————23y8262y
GRANGE GARAGE (FIFE) LIMITED→
SC217994 · est 2001
———20025y8266y
LEAH INTERNATIONAL LTD.→
SC299642 · est 2006
———30020y8269y
SINCLAIR-ROJAS LIMITED→
SC152154 · est 1994 · no financials extracted
————31y——
SWAN CAR BROKERS LTD→
SC822342 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-11-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

50 Rumblingwell
Dunfermline
KY12 9AS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

SIMPSON, Jill Marie→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Bryan→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Diane→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Jill Marie→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Raymond James→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-26 · resigned 2003-11-26
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-26 · resigned 2003-11-26
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-26 · resigned 2003-11-26
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property06/05/200420/08/2013

Recent filings (69 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-26