MOTORS BY MAIL LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC299487 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-23

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 20.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

59/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.2y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 20.2 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 (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

59/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2024-02-06
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2024-02-06
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Company dissolved
2023-11-21
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-11-13
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-04-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-10-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-03-23
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-03-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-03-07
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2016-03-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2015-08-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-03-24
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-03-23
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2006-04-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2006-03-23
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Company incorporated
As MOTORS BY MAIL LIMITED
2006-03-23
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REID, Gail appointed
secretary
2006-03-23
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REID, Gail appointed
director
2006-03-23
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REID, James George appointed
director

Owner dependency

81/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 20 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-02-06

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Gail Reid Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
James George Reid Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-03-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

42 Queens Road

Aberdeen

AB15 4YE

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2022-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

REID, Gail→

secretary · appointed 2006-03-23

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REID, Gail→

director · ~56y · appointed 2006-03-23

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REID, James George→

director · ~57y · appointed 2006-03-23

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	10/04/2006	—

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Recent filings (47 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2024-02-06

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2023-11-21

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2023-11-13

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-04-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-13