MELVIN MOTORS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC776455 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-20
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£-24.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £24,622
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£21k
Net Worth
-£25k
Current Assets
£31k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-10.9k |
| Current assets | £31.2k |
| Cash | £21.2k |
| Debtors | £10.0k |
| Net assets | £-24.6k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-11-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-09-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-29📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-08-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-20🏢Company incorporatedAs MELVIN MOTORS LTD
- 2023-07-20➕CRUICKSHANK, Laura appointeddirector
- 2023-07-20➕MELVIN, Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
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 "MELVIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Melvin Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 20/07/2023 |
Miss Laura Cruickshank Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 20/07/2023 |
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
Incorporated2023-07-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 2, Redcloaks Steading
Slug Road
Stonehaven
Aberdeenshire
AB39 3SS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CRUICKSHANK, Laura→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MELVIN, Peter→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2023-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (27 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-26