JIM THE MOBILE MECHANIC LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC676374 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-207
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £207

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£207
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£-207
Net assets£-207

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

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-10-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-13
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2020-10-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JIM THE MOBILE MECHANIC LTD
  9. 2020-10-02
    DAVIDSON, James Shaw appointed
    director
  10. 2020-10-02
    DAVIDSON, Maureen Grace appointed
    director
  11. 2020-10-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Maureen Grace Davidson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69
2550%
25-50% shares02/10/2020
Mr James Shaw Davidson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68
2550%
25-50% shares02/10/2020

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
Incorporated2020-10-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Limetree Garage
Glasgow Road
Hamilton
ML3 0RA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIDSON, James Shaw
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-10-02
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DAVIDSON, Maureen Grace
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-10-02
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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-10-02