JOHN'S AUTO ELECTRIX LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC682681 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-02
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£18.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 (79/100)

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
16 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,815

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£19k
↑ 675% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£3k£8k£20k£31k£43k£54kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£19.8k£-1.7k
Current assets£33.2k£54.3k
Net assets£18.8k£-3.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-03
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-09
    ➕
    TRACEY, Mark Daniel appointed
    director
  7. 2023-01-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-04-07
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-04-05
    ➖
    TRACEY, Mark Daniel resigned
    director
  12. 2021-03-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-12-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JOHN'S AUTO ELECTRIX LTD
  14. 2020-12-02
    ➕
    TRACEY, John Mark appointed
    director
  15. 2020-12-02
    ➕
    TRACEY, Mark Daniel appointed
    director
  16. 2020-12-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Mark Tracey
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence02/12/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Daniel Traceyceased 06/04/2021· significant influence

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
Incorporated2020-12-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

9 Tom Johnston Road
Dundee
West Pitkerro Industrial Estate
DD4 8XD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

TRACEY, John Mark→
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRACEY, Mark Daniel→
director · ~31y · appointed 2023-01-09
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Active
TRACEY, Mark Daniel→
director · ~31y · appointed 2020-12-02 · resigned 2022-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-05