MCMILLAN VEHICLE SERVICING & REPAIRS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC506169 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£3.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,256
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,493 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£950£2k£3k£4k£5kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£3.3k£4.7k
Current assets£4.5k£4.2k
Net assets£3.3k£4.7k

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.

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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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-05-24
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-09
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  7. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-06-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As MCMILLAN VEHICLE SERVICING & REPAIRS LIMITED
  17. 2015-05-19
    MCMILLAN, Fraser appointed
    director
  18. 2015-05-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCMILLAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-05-24: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Fraser Mcmillan
Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40
75100%
75-100% 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
Incorporated2015-05-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Dounne Law Cottage Old Glasgow Road
Stewarton
Kilmarnock
KA3 5JU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-02
Last: 2025-05-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCMILLAN, Fraser
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-05-19
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-22