TAYSIDE CAR TRUCK & VAN LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC689052 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-12
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£510.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45310SIC 45310
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £510,693
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£386k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£511k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£102k£204k£306k£409k£511kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Cash£385.8k£470.7k
Net assets£510.7k£433.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-08
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  3. 2025-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-09-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-05-04
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  15. 2021-05-04
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  16. 2021-04-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2021-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As TAYSIDE CAR TRUCK & VAN LIMITED
  18. 2021-02-12
    ➕
    ENGLAND, Gavin Grant appointed
    director
  19. 2021-02-12
    ➕
    JAPPY, Karen Michelle appointed
    director
  20. 2021-02-12
    ➕
    O'HARE, Andrew Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2021-02-12
    ➕
    O'HARE, Stephen Thompson appointed
    director
  22. 2021-02-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gavin Grant England
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/02/2021

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
Incorporated2021-02-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

C/O Johnston Carmichael Bishop's Court
29 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

ENGLAND, Gavin Grant→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-02-12
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Active
JAPPY, Karen Michelle→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-02-12
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Active
O'HARE, Andrew Charles→
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'HARE, Stephen Thompson→
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21