DUMBARTON SERVICE STATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC261638 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-09
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 21.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£948.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
- 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 21.8y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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 (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £948,445
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£902k
↑ 1.7% YoY
Net Worth
£948k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £961.1k | £864.2k |
| Current assets | £1.01M | £1.02M |
| Cash | £902.4k | £887.0k |
| Debtors | £34.8k | £43.2k |
| Net assets | £948.4k | £851.2k |
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 accounts
Last 90 days
8
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-12-10➖STUART, June Buchanan resignedsecretary
- 2023-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-18➖STUART, David George Andrew resigneddirector
- 2019-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2005-09-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2004-06-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2004-05-31➕DEVLIN, Violet Janet appointeddirector
- 2004-05-31➕STUART, David Andrew appointeddirector
- 2004-05-31➕STUART, Sandra June appointeddirector
- 2004-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs DUMBARTON SERVICE STATION LIMITED
- 2004-01-09➕STUART, June Buchanan appointedsecretary
- 2004-01-09➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-01-09➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-01-09➕STUART, David George Andrew appointeddirector
- 2004-01-09➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-01-09➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Violet Janet Devlin Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/07/2025 |
Mr David Andrew Stuart Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/07/2025 |
Miss Sandra June Stuart Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/07/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs June Buchanan Stuartceased 17/07/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr David George Andrew Stuartceased 18/02/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
10 Duckburn Business Park
Dunblane
FK15 0EW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
DEVLIN, Violet Janet→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2004-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STUART, David Andrew→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2004-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STUART, Sandra June→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2004-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STUART, June Buchanan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-01-09 · resigned 2023-12-10
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-09 · resigned 2004-01-09
STUART, David George Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2004-01-09 · resigned 2020-02-18
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-09 · resigned 2004-01-09
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 08/09/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 21/06/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (75 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10