RPM COACHWORKS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC781322 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-04
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33110
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 33170SIC 33170
- 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 3 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2024-09-30 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-05-24➖PALMER, James Ivan resigneddirector
- 2024-05-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-04🏢Company incorporatedAs RPM COACHWORKS LTD
- 2023-09-04➕MCCANCE, Christopher William appointeddirector
- 2023-09-04➕ROSS, Dean Neil appointeddirector
- 2023-09-04➕PALMER, James Ivan appointeddirector
- 2023-09-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 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 Christopher William Mccance Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/09/2023 |
Mr Dean Neil Ross Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/09/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Ivan Palmerceased 24/05/2024· 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-09-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33110 — SIC 33110
Registered office
43b Harbour Road
Inverness
IV1 1UF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MCCANCE, Christopher William→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROSS, Dean Neil→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PALMER, James Ivan→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-09-04 · resigned 2024-05-24
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Recent filings (12 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-09-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-04