WILSONS PAINT & BODYSHOP LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC391926 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-21

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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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£16.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 12.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· 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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £16,662

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£17k

↑ 35% YoY

Current Assets

£48k

↑ 20% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£16.7k	£21.2k
Current assets	£47.6k	£39.7k
Net assets	£16.7k	£12.4k

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

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1 signal 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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-04-03
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officers · AP01
2026-04-01
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WILSON, Elizabeth Aitken Marshall appointed
director
2025-10-30
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accounts · AA
2024-10-24
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accounts · AA
2023-10-30
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accounts · AA
2022-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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accounts · AA
2021-01-27
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accounts · AA
2019-10-25
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accounts · AA
2018-10-06
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accounts · AA
2018-08-10
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mortgage · MR04
2018-08-10
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mortgage · MR04
2018-08-10
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mortgage · MR04
2018-08-10
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Charge satisfied #3
2018-08-10
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-08-10
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-06-01
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accounts · AA
2016-10-31
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accounts · AA
2016-02-24
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mortgage · MR01
2016-02-19
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Bibby Factors Northeast Limited
2015-02-13
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
2014-03-25
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
2011-01-21
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Company incorporated
As WILSONS PAINT & BODYSHOP LTD
2011-01-21
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WILSON, Douglas appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

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 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Douglas Wilson Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	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

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-01-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 3 Greenmyre Farm

4 Auchtermuchty Road Dunshalt

Cupar

Fife

KY14 7ET

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-04

Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WILSON, Douglas→

director · ~64y · appointed 2011-01-21

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WILSON, Elizabeth Aitken Marshall→

director · ~64y · appointed 2026-04-01

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Bibby Financial Services Bibby Factors Northeast Limited	A registered charge	—	19/02/2016	10/08/2018
satisfied	Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	13/02/2015	10/08/2018
satisfied	Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)	A registered charge	1 property	25/03/2014	10/08/2018

Recent filings (37 total)

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officers · AP01

2026-04-03

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-11