P J HURSON GARAGE SERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC680073 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-06
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
7
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-13➕HURSON, Nicole appointeddirector
- 2026-03-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-11➖HURSON, Nicole resigneddirector
- 2026-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-06🏢Company incorporatedAs P J HURSON GARAGE SERVICES LTD
- 2020-11-06➕HURSON, Peter appointeddirector
- 2020-11-06➕HURSON, Nicole appointeddirector
- 2020-11-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HURSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HURSON, Nicole (same surname) appointed 2026-03-13. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Hurson Individual · Irish · DOB 05/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/11/2020 |
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
Incorporated2020-11-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
The Tassie The Tassie
Muasdale
Tarbert
Argyll
PA29 6XD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HURSON, Nicole→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2026-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HURSON, Peter→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HURSON, Nicole→
Resigneddirector · ~28y · appointed 2020-11-06 · resigned 2026-03-11
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Recent filings (18 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-03