G & B ACCIDENT REPAIR CENTRE LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC463652 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-13
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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
74/100
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 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-11-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-11-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-11-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2013-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As G & B ACCIDENT REPAIR CENTRE LTD
  18. 2013-11-13
    ➕
    FORRESTER, Graham Stewart appointed
    director
  19. 2013-11-13
    ➕
    MCGOLDRICK, Brian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graham Stewart Forrester
Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/09/2016
Mr Brian Mcgoldrick
Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47
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
Incorporated2013-11-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

42 Loanbank Quadrant
Glasgow
G51 3HZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FORRESTER, Graham Stewart→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-11-13
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MCGOLDRICK, Brian→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-11-13
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-20