WILMAC GARAGE LIMITED

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SC403378 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-12
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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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
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£78k£157k£235k£314k£392kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets—£452.0k
Current assets—£228.6k
Net assets—£392.2k
Average employees300—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2021-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-18
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    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2017-12-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  13. 2017-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-08-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-07-12
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    Company incorporated
    As WILMAC GARAGE LIMITED
  18. 2011-07-12
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    MCLENNAN, William John appointed
    director
  19. 2011-07-12
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  20. 2011-07-12
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William John Mclennan
Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-07-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

175a Findhorn
Forres
Moray
IV36 3YN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCLENNAN, William John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-07-12
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Active
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-07-12 · resigned 2011-07-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property07/12/2017—
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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-09