HARRISON'S RETAIL CENTRE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC582443 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-24
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£771.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45112SIC 45112
- 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £771,428
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£96k
Net Worth
£771k
Current Assets
£1.4m
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £800.0k |
| Current assets | £1.40M |
| Cash | £95.6k |
| Debtors | £322.9k |
| Net assets | £771.4k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-30📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-09-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-25📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-01➖CLOSE, Gordon resigneddirector
- 2021-11-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-11-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-06➖SHORT, Janina Margaret resigneddirector
- 2019-12-06➖SHORT, William John resigneddirector
- 2019-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs HARRISON'S RETAIL CENTRE LIMITED
- 2017-11-24➕SHORT, David George appointeddirector
- 2017-11-24➕SHORT, Ian Andrew appointeddirector
- 2017-11-24➕SHORT, Marek William appointeddirector
- 2017-11-24➕CLOSE, Gordon appointeddirector
- 2017-11-24➕SHORT, Janina Margaret appointeddirector
- 2017-11-24➕SHORT, William John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Marek William Short Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/09/2025 |
Mr Ian Andrew Short Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/09/2025 |
Mr David George Short Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/09/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Dalkeith Retail Centre Limitedceased 12/12/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2017-11-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
39-41 Bonnyrigg Road
Dalkeith
Midlothian
EH22 3HF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
SHORT, David George→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-11-24
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SHORT, Ian Andrew→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-11-24
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SHORT, Marek William→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-11-24
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CLOSE, Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2017-11-24 · resigned 2022-02-01
SHORT, Janina Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2017-11-24 · resigned 2019-12-06
SHORT, William John→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2017-11-24 · resigned 2019-12-06
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/03/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-09-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-25
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-17