LKQ LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC400093 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-24
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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£1£1£2£2May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets—£2
Net assets—£2

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
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  2. 2024-09-17
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  3. 2023-09-28
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  4. 2022-07-20
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  5. 2021-10-15
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  6. 2020-08-04
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  7. 2019-07-12
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  8. 2018-08-16
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  9. 2017-06-23
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  10. 2016-10-14
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  11. 2016-06-07
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  12. 2015-06-16
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  13. 2015-05-29
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  14. 2014-09-30
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  15. 2014-06-07
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  16. 2013-07-16
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  17. 2011-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As LKQ LIMITED
  18. 2011-05-24
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    MACKAY, Julia appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-05-24
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    MACKAY, Alasdair Ross appointed
    director
  20. 2011-05-24
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    MACKAY, Julia Maria Jadwiga 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +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 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 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 15 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Julia Maria Jadwiga Mackay
Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Alasdair Ross Mackay
Individual · British · DOB 08/1948 · 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
Incorporated2011-05-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310

Registered office

25 Braid Farm Road
Edinburgh
EH10 6LE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MACKAY, Julia→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-24
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MACKAY, Alasdair Ross→
director · ~78y · appointed 2011-05-24
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MACKAY, Julia Maria Jadwiga→
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-05-24
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Recent filings (29 total)

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2026-01-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
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accounts · AA
2024-09-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
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accounts · AA
2021-10-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
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2020-08-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-03
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accounts · AA
2019-07-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-08-16