PAISLEY VW CENTRE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC272372 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£35.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 21.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £34,994
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£129k
Net Worth
£35k
Current Assets
£138k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £41.0k | — |
| Current assets | £138.0k | — |
| Cash | £128.6k | — |
| Debtors | £8.4k | — |
| Net assets | £35.0k | — |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-03➕COCHRANE, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2025-04-03➖BURGESS, Paul William resignedsecretary
- 2025-04-03➖BURGESS, Paul William resigneddirector
- 2025-04-03➖BURGESS, William Reid resigneddirector
- 2025-04-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-28🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2005-05-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2005-01-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2004-08-24🏢Company incorporatedAs PAISLEY VW CENTRE LIMITED
- 2004-08-24➕BURGESS, Paul William appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-24➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-08-24➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-08-24➕BURGESS, Paul William appointeddirector
- 2004-08-24➕BURGESS, William Reid appointeddirector
- 2004-08-24➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-08-24➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Paisley Vw Centre (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Paisley Vw Centre (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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PAISLEY VW CENTRE LIMITED
This company · SC272372
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Paisley Vw Centre (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/04/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr William Reid Burgessceased 03/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Paul William Burgessceased 01/04/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| GT AUTOMOTIVE PAISLEY LIMITED→ SC396986 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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| L.S.C. FLEET MAINTENANCE LTD→ SC751112 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| L4 TINTS LTD→ SC718718 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| NORTHERN COMMERCIALS (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC259506 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| P J HURSON GARAGE SERVICES LTD→ SC680073 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| PAISLEY CAR SALES LTD→ SC793663 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| PAISLEY CLUTCH CENTRE LTD→ SC639572 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| PAISLEY FIREPLACE COMPANY LIMITED (THE)→ SC030907 · est 1955 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 70y | — | — |
| PAISLEY MOTOR TECH LTD→ SC883297 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAISLEY REG PLATES LTD→ SC845890 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-08-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Studio 4, Ground Floor Sir James Clark Building
Abbeymill Business Centre
Paisley
PA1 1TJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
COCHRANE, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURGESS, Paul William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-08-24 · resigned 2025-04-03
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-24 · resigned 2004-08-24
BURGESS, Paul William→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2004-08-24 · resigned 2025-04-03
BURGESS, William Reid→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2004-08-24 · resigned 2025-04-03
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-24 · resigned 2004-08-24
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 16/05/2005 | 28/02/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 13/01/2005 | 19/06/2019 |
Recent filings (67 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04