THE TOWNHEAD GARAGE LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC486768 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-16

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

—

year to Oct 2023

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-10-30
Average employees	0

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-07-22
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accounts · AA
2024-07-25
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accounts · AA
2023-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-07-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-26
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2017-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-10-23
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2014-10-23
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officers · CH01
2014-09-16
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Company incorporated
As THE TOWNHEAD GARAGE LTD
2014-09-16
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BROWN, Linda appointed
secretary
2014-09-16
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BROWN, Hugh James appointed
director
2014-09-16
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BROWN, Ryan James appointed
director
2014-09-16
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100

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 age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ryan James Brown Individual · British · DOB 01/1985 · age 41	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Linda Margaret Brown Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2014-09-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Broomhouses 2 Industrial Estate

Old Glasgow Road

Lockerbie

Dumfriesshire

DG11 2SD

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-30

Last made up to: 2024-10-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-21

Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BROWN, Linda→

secretary · appointed 2014-09-16

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Active

BROWN, Hugh James→

director · ~68y · appointed 2014-09-16

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Active

BROWN, Ryan James→

director · ~41y · appointed 2014-09-16

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Active

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