JAMIESONS MOTOR SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC450559 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-21
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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 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£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-292023-11-29
Average employees3300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2023-08-28
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  4. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-16
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    address · AD01
  6. 2021-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-05-23
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2017-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-23
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    NICOLSON NOMINEES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2017-08-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2017-08-23
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    officers · TM02
  17. 2017-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2015-11-05
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    COUNT ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2015-11-05
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    NICOLSON NOMINEES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2014-07-01
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    JAMIESON, Aileen Mcgregor appointed
    director
  21. 2013-05-21
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    Company incorporated
    As JAMIESONS MOTOR SERVICES LTD
  22. 2013-05-21
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    JAMIESON, Raymond Michael appointed
    director
  23. 2013-05-21
    ➕
    COUNT ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

89/100
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 "JAMIESON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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

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 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 Raymond Michael Jamieson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-05-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

9 East Road
Irvine
KA12 0BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last made up to: 2024-11-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

JAMIESON, Aileen Mcgregor→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAMIESON, Raymond Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COUNT ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-05-21 · resigned 2015-11-05
Resigned
NICOLSON NOMINEES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-11-05 · resigned 2017-08-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-26