GREENLAW GARAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC305865 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£463.6k
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
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 19.7y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.7 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 (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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 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 £463,617
Cash YoY
+24%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£318k
↑ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£464k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£415k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£93k£185k£278k£371k£464kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£468.1k£377.9k
Current assets£414.7k£320.6k
Cash£318.2k£256.6k
Debtors£93.5k£61.1k
Net assets£463.6k£371.8k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-21
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  5. 2022-12-12
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  6. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-13
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  9. 2020-01-13
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  10. 2020-01-13
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2018-11-27
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  13. 2017-11-15
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  14. 2016-11-18
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  15. 2015-11-17
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2006-10-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2006-08-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2006-07-25
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    Company incorporated
    As GREENLAW GARAGE LIMITED
  19. 2006-07-25
    ➕
    LAING, Aileen Margaret appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-07-25
    ➕
    LAING, John Young appointed
    director
  21. 2006-07-25
    ➕
    LAING, Russell John appointed
    director
  22. 2006-07-25
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-07-25
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-07-25
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2006-07-25
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Young Laing
Individual · British · DOB 12/1942 · age 84
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Russell John Laing
Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Aileen Laing
Individual · British · DOB 12/1948 · age 78
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
Incorporated2006-07-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

36 Back Sneddon Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 2DD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

LAING, Aileen Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-25
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Active
LAING, John Young→
director · ~84y · appointed 2006-07-25
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Active
LAING, Russell John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-07-25
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-07-25 · resigned 2006-07-25
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-07-25 · resigned 2006-07-25
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
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property04/10/2006—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property30/08/2006—
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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-13
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2020-01-13
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2020-01-13