JAMES GLEN CAR SALES LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC496593 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-03
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£313.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
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: 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, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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 £313,110
Cash YoY
+36%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£444k
↑ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£313k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£917k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £653.6k | £210.3k |
| Current assets | £917.4k | £825.4k |
| Cash | £444.2k | £327.7k |
| Debtors | £10.2k | £415 |
| Net assets | £313.1k | £207.7k |
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
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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-07➖BOGAN, Isobel resigneddirector
- 2024-02-07➖BOGAN, Jim resigneddirector
- 2023-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs JAMES GLEN CAR SALES LTD
- 2015-02-03➕BOGAN, Julie appointeddirector
- 2015-02-03➕BOGAN, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2015-02-03➕BOGAN, Isobel appointeddirector
- 2015-02-03➕BOGAN, Jim appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
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.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jim Bogan Individual · British · DOB 10/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Isobel Bogan Individual · British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2015-02-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
Second Floor Airbles House
270 Airbles Road
Motherwell
ML1 3AT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BOGAN, Julie→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2015-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOGAN, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOGAN, Isobel→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2015-02-03 · resigned 2024-02-07
BOGAN, Jim→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2015-02-03 · resigned 2024-02-07
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-16