MARTIN MOTOR COMPANY (COATBRIDGE) LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC351105 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-11
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
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
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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  2. 2024-04-26
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  3. 2023-06-26
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  4. 2022-06-29
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  5. 2021-09-09
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    address · AD01
  6. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  7. 2020-08-04
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  8. 2019-08-27
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  9. 2018-05-30
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  10. 2017-08-11
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  11. 2016-08-15
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  12. 2016-07-28
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  13. 2016-06-01
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    WHITE, Kenneth appointed
    director
  14. 2015-11-17
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  15. 2015-08-27
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  16. 2014-11-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-05-01
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    STEWART, Gary resigned
    director
  18. 2014-04-30
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    WHITE, Martin Joseph appointed
    director
  19. 2010-11-18
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    WHITE, Carol resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-11-09
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    WHITE, Carol resigned
    director
  21. 2008-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As MARTIN MOTOR COMPANY (COATBRIDGE) LTD.
  22. 2008-11-11
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    WHITE, Carol appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-11-11
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-11-11
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2008-11-11
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    STEWART, Gary appointed
    director
  26. 2008-11-11
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    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    nominee-director
  27. 2008-11-11
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    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    nominee-director
  28. 2008-11-11
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    WHITE, Carol appointed
    director
  29. 2008-11-11
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  30. 2008-11-11
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-director
  31. 2008-11-11
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  32. 2008-11-11
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Joseph White
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-11-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

287 Dundyvan Road
Coatbridge
ML5 4AU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

WHITE, Kenneth→
director · ~35y · appointed 2016-06-01
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Active
WHITE, Martin Joseph→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-04-30
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Active
WHITE, Carol→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-11 · resigned 2010-11-18
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-11-11 · resigned 2008-11-11
Resigned
STEWART, Gary→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-11-11 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2008-11-11 · resigned 2008-11-11
Resigned
WHITE, Carol→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-11-11 · resigned 2010-11-09
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-11-11 · resigned 2008-11-11
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-11-11 · resigned 2008-11-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-27