CHRIS SINCLAIR TYRE SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC515556 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-15.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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 (73/100).

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,430

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£15k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£22k-£8k£6k£20k£34k£48kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£13.1k£15.8k
Current assets£28.8k£48.0k
Net assets£-15.4k£-22.1k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2017-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2015-09-14
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    Company incorporated
    As CHRIS SINCLAIR TYRE SERVICES LTD
  11. 2015-09-14
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, James Christopher appointed
    director
  12. 2015-09-14
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    SINCLAIR, Yvonne Catherine appointed
    director
  13. 2015-09-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SINCLAIR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
James Christopher Sinclair
Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Yvonne Catherine Sinclair
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Solhamar
Cunningsburgh
Shetland
ZE2 9HF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SINCLAIR, James Christopher→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-09-14
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Active
SINCLAIR, Yvonne Catherine→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-09-14
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Active

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-13