KNIGHTSRIDGE GARAGE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC265923 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-02
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-7.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,450

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£32k
Net Worth
-£7k
Current Assets
£90k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£50.8k
Current assets£90.0k
Cash£32.1k
Debtors£49.2k
Net assets£-7.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-28
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-06
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2022-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-30
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  10. 2019-12-29
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    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-12-28
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  12. 2017-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-04-10
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    officers · CH03
  16. 2015-03-31
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    BAXTER, Stephen appointed
    director
  17. 2015-03-31
    ➕
    CORBETT, Ritchie appointed
    director
  18. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    GILLIES, Audrey resigned
    director
  19. 2005-10-19
    ➕
    BAXTER, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-10-19
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    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-10-19
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    GILLIES, Audrey appointed
    director
  22. 2005-10-19
    ➖
    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2004-04-02
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    Company incorporated
    As KNIGHTSRIDGE GARAGE SERVICES LIMITED
  24. 2004-04-02
    ➕
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-04-02
    ➕
    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Baxter
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Ritchie Corbett
Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-04-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Thain House
226 Queensferry Road
Edinburgh
EH4 2BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BAXTER, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAXTER, Stephen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-03-31
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Active
CORBETT, Ritchie→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-02 · resigned 2005-10-19
Resigned
GILLIES, Audrey→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-10-19 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
ACS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-02 · resigned 2005-10-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-26