HOLT'S GARAGE SERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC568826 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-15
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£61.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £61,401
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£19k
Net Worth
£61k
Current Assets
£101k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £158.1k | — |
| Current assets | £101.2k | — |
| Cash | £19.2k | — |
| Debtors | £76.0k | — |
| Net assets | £61.4k | — |
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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-10📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-11-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-11-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs HOLT'S GARAGE SERVICES LTD
- 2017-06-15➕HOLT, Iain Robert appointeddirector
- 2017-06-15➕MUNRO, Fiona Carol appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HOLT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Fiona Carol Munro Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 14/02/2024 |
Mr Iain Robert Holt Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/02/2024 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr James Munroceased 14/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Charlotte Munroceased 14/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Iain Robert Holtceased 31/03/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mrs Fiona Carol Munroceased 31/03/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
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
Incorporated2017-06-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
7 Dukes Road
Troon
KA10 6QR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HOLT, Iain Robert→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2017-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MUNRO, Fiona Carol→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2017-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-10