MD CARSTORE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC725358 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-07
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£15.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 £15,233

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 180% YoY
Current Assets
£157k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£31k£63k£94k£125k£157kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£48.0k£5.4k
Current assets£156.8k£124.7k
Net assets£15.2k£5.4k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-05-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-03-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MD CARSTORE LTD
  9. 2022-03-07
    HOPPER, David appointed
    director
  10. 2022-03-07
    SMITH, Michael James appointed
    director
  11. 2022-03-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Hopper
Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/03/2022
Mr Michael James Smith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

37c Mayfield Industrial Estate
Dalkeith
EH22 4AD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HOPPER, David
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-03-07
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Active
SMITH, Michael James
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-03-07
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-07