EDINBURGH HONDA SPECIALISTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC461666 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-16
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 500 |
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.
See pricing →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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-14➕BAILLIE, Kristofor William appointeddirector
- 2023-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-08➕BAILLIE, Kenneth William appointeddirector
- 2021-05-08➖BAILLIE, Kristofor William resigneddirector
- 2021-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs EDINBURGH HONDA SPECIALISTS LIMITED
- 2013-10-16➕BAILLIE, Kristofor William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BAILLIE, Kristofor William (same surname) appointed 2023-09-14. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Kristofor William Baillie Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 16/07/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kenneth William Baillieceased 16/07/2025· 75-100% shares
- Mr Kristopher Baillieceased 08/05/2021· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-10-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 4, 128 East Claremont Street
Edinburgh
EH7 4LB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BAILLIE, Kenneth William→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2021-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAILLIE, Kristofor William→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAILLIE, Kristofor William→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2013-10-16 · resigned 2021-05-08
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Recent filings (34 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-22