BODYWYSE AUTOCARE LIMITED

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SC285841 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-06
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£1.08M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 11.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
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
51 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,075,741

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£911k
Net Worth
£1.1m
Current Assets
£1.5m
Current Liabilities
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£0£292k£585k£877k£1.2m£1.5mJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£1.17M—
Current assets£1.46M—
Cash£911.4k—
Debtors£506.9k—
Net assets£1.08M—
Average employees—3500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-07-01
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  3. 2025-07-01
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  4. 2025-06-30
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  5. 2024-03-28
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  6. 2023-06-19
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  7. 2022-06-30
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    address · AD01
  8. 2022-06-28
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  9. 2021-06-03
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  10. 2020-06-22
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  11. 2019-03-29
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  12. 2018-04-06
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  13. 2017-12-21
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  14. 2017-04-03
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  15. 2016-07-25
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  16. 2016-03-31
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  17. 2015-04-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2015-03-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2005-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BODYWYSE AUTOCARE LIMITED
  20. 2005-06-06
    ➕
    WHITTLE, Catherine appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-06-06
    ➕
    YOUNGER, Harry Wyse appointed
    director
  22. 2005-06-06
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-06-06
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Harry Wyse Younger
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/12/2017

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
Incorporated2005-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 2-3, Merchant House Merchant Place
Mitchelston Industrial Estate
Kirkcaldy
KY1 3NJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WHITTLE, Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-06
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Active
YOUNGER, Harry Wyse→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-06-06
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-06 · resigned 2005-06-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property02/04/2015—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—10/03/2015—
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Recent filings (51 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-01
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-16