J&S MOTORS (AYRSHIRE) LIMITED

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SC444694 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-6.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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, 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
31 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,294

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£6k
↓ 217% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 132% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£6k£106£7k£13k£19k£26kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-584£10.8k
Current assets£25.7k£11.1k
Net assets£-6.3k£-2.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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  2. 2024-12-18
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  3. 2024-04-03
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  4. 2024-02-09
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-01-29
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    CRUICKSHANK, Andree Marie resigned
    director
  6. 2023-04-13
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    CRUICKSHANK, Andree Marie appointed
    director
  7. 2023-04-13
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  8. 2023-03-10
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  9. 2022-03-28
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  10. 2021-08-21
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  11. 2021-08-16
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    CRUICKSHANK, Shannon Marie appointed
    director
  12. 2021-03-09
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  13. 2019-12-31
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  14. 2019-01-30
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  15. 2017-12-22
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  16. 2016-12-23
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  17. 2016-03-30
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  18. 2015-12-24
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  19. 2013-06-11
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    CRUICKSHANK, Andree Marie appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-05-11
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    WEBSTER, Scott resigned
    director
  21. 2013-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As J&S MOTORS (AYRSHIRE) LIMITED
  22. 2013-03-11
    ➕
    CRUICKSHANK, James John appointed
    director
  23. 2013-03-11
    ➕
    WEBSTER, Scott appointed
    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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

29/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CRUICKSHANK, Shannon Marie (same surname) appointed 2021-08-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 13 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 James John Cruickshank
Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting11/03/2017

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
Incorporated2013-03-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

10 Cessnock Avenue
Hurlford
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 5EE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CRUICKSHANK, Andree Marie→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRUICKSHANK, James John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-03-11
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Active
CRUICKSHANK, Shannon Marie→
director · ~29y · appointed 2021-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRUICKSHANK, Andree Marie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-04-13 · resigned 2024-01-29
Resigned
WEBSTER, Scott→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-03-11 · resigned 2013-05-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
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accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-09