R & S AUTOS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC284997 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-18
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-07-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-07-04
    ➖
    DOWNIE, Stephen resigned
    director
  6. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-06-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2005-05-19
    ➕
    DELUSSEY, Robert appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-05-19
    ➕
    DELUSSEY, Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2005-05-19
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-05-19
    ➕
    DOWNIE, Stephen appointed
    director
  22. 2005-05-19
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2005-05-18
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    Company incorporated
    As R & S AUTOS LIMITED
  24. 2005-05-18
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-05-18
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Downie
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/07/2025
Mr Robert Delussey
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/05/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stephen Downieceased 04/07/2025· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-05-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 5 Drumfrochar Place
Greenock
Renfrewshire
PA15 4BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DELUSSEY, Robert→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DELUSSEY, Robert→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-18 · resigned 2005-05-19
Resigned
DOWNIE, Stephen→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-05-19 · resigned 2025-07-04
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-18 · resigned 2005-05-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-13