ULTIMATE SHINE AUTOS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC351001 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-07

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), 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: 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).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	400	300

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-05-26
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2024-09-09
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2024-01-22
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2023-06-09
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2022-11-11
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address · AD01
2022-09-30
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2021-09-22
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accounts · AA
2020-07-23
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accounts · AA
2019-08-09
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accounts · AA
2018-05-04
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2017-05-15
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accounts · AA
2016-05-24
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accounts · AA
2016-01-21
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2015-02-04
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2014-11-12
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2008-11-07
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Company incorporated
As ULTIMATE SHINE AUTOS LIMITED
2008-11-07
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SMITH, Linda Helen appointed
secretary
2008-11-07
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SMITH, Trevor George appointed
director
2008-11-07
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-11-07
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-11-07
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2008-11-07
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MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
director

Owner dependency

85/100

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Trevor George Smith Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44	75–100%	—	75-100% 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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-11-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 1 24 Munro Road

Springkerse Industrial Estate

Stirling

FK7 7UU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-21

Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SMITH, Linda Helen→

secretary · appointed 2008-11-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SMITH, Trevor George→

director · ~44y · appointed 2008-11-07

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-11-07 · resigned 2008-11-07

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2008-11-07 · resigned 2008-11-07

Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-05-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-09-09

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2024-01-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-06-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-11

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

address · AD01

2022-11-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-09-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-11-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-07-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-01-06