FIFE TRADE VAN & CAR CENTRE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC468609 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-29
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£342.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45190
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
29 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £342,497
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,967 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£342k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£600k
↓ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £353.4k | £370.0k |
| Current assets | £599.9k | £663.6k |
| Debtors | £55.6k | £39.5k |
| Net assets | £342.5k | £348.5k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-29🏢Company incorporatedAs FIFE TRADE VAN & CAR CENTRE LIMITED
- 2014-01-29➕MCPHEE, James Robert appointeddirector
- 2014-01-29➕MCPHEE, John William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome 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 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Robert Mcphee Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 29/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-01-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190
Registered office
2nd Floor, 22-24 Blythswood Square
Glasgow
G2 4BG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCPHEE, James Robert→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2014-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCPHEE, John William→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2014-01-29
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Recent filings (29 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-08