MUNRO'S GARAGE (ORKNEY) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC554951 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-18
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
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees4400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-01-27
    HARRAY, Lyall Thomas Corse appointed
    director
  4. 2026-01-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-12-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-11-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-11-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-11-06
    AIM, Heather Margaret resigned
    director
  10. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2022-03-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-01-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2020-07-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2020-07-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2020-07-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2020-07-06
    AIM, Heather Margaret appointed
    director
  23. 2017-01-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MUNRO'S GARAGE (ORKNEY) LIMITED
  24. 2017-01-18
    ELRICK, Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-07

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Elrick
Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting18/01/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Heather Margaret Aimceased 06/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Miss Heather Margaret Aimceased 17/01/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Munro's Garage Scott's Road
Hatston Industrial Estate
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1GR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-07OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-24

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ELRICK, Alan
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-01-18
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Active
HARRAY, Lyall Thomas Corse
director · ~60y · appointed 2026-01-27
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Active
AIM, Heather Margaret
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-07-06 · resigned 2025-11-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-24