PATERSON ATV HIRE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC735457 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-14
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (76/100)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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-04-01➖TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2026-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24➕TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-10-24📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2024-07-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-07-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-07-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14🏢Company incorporatedAs PATERSON ATV HIRE LIMITED
- 2022-06-14➕BROWN, Carol-Ann appointeddirector
- 2022-06-14➕PATERSON, Mark Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-06-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PATERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
J Paterson & Sons Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
J Paterson & Sons Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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PATERSON ATV HIRE LIMITED
This company · SC735457
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J Paterson & Sons Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/07/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Paterson Atv Group Limitedceased 10/07/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Mark Andrew Patersonceased 10/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Miss Carol-Ann Brownceased 10/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2022-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
Paterson Atv
Port Road
Dalbeattie
DG5 4AZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BROWN, Carol-Ann→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATERSON, Mark Andrew→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2024-10-24 · resigned 2026-04-01
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Recent filings (15 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-10-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-14