PAISLEY CAR SALES LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC793663 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-30
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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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: 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-04-08
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    CARUANA, Julie resigned
    director
  4. 2024-04-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-04-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-04-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-03-13
    ➖
    COOPER, Craig Michael Hughes resigned
    director
  9. 2024-03-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-03-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2024-03-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2024-03-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2024-02-15
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    RATCLIFFE, Christopher Ryan appointed
    director
  14. 2024-02-15
    ➕
    CARUANA, Julie appointed
    director
  15. 2024-02-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-02-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-12-30
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    Company incorporated
    As PAISLEY CAR SALES LTD
  18. 2023-12-30
    ➕
    COOPER, Craig Michael Hughes appointed
    director
  19. 2023-12-30
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Christopher Ryan Ratcliffe
Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting13/03/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Julie Caruanaceased 08/04/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Craig Michael Hughes Cooperceased 13/03/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-12-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Office 2 Wellington Street
Paisley
PA3 2JQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

RATCLIFFE, Christopher Ryan→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-02-15
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Active
CARUANA, Julie→
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-02-15 · resigned 2024-04-08
Resigned
COOPER, Craig Michael Hughes→
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-12-30 · resigned 2024-03-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-15