ST ANDREWS VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC563693 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-20
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 79120Tour operator activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees3300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-21
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    RITCHIE, Brian resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-11-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-11-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-11-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-11-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-11-15
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-14
    ➕
    DORWARD, Ross Alexander appointed
    director
  17. 2019-11-14
    ➕
    LIDDLE, Darren appointed
    director
  18. 2019-11-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-11-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ST ANDREWS VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD
  22. 2017-04-20
    ➕
    RITCHIE, Brian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ross Alexander Dorward
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/11/2019
Mr Darren Liddle
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/11/2019
Mr Brian Ritchie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/04/2017

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
Incorporated2017-04-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

59 Bonnygate
Cupar
KY15 4BY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-03
Last: 2025-04-19

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DORWARD, Ross Alexander→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-11-14
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Active
LIDDLE, Darren→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-11-14
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Active
RITCHIE, Brian→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-04-20 · resigned 2026-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10