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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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. 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-08➖CARUANA, Julie resigneddirector
- 2024-04-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-13➖COOPER, Craig Michael Hughes resigneddirector
- 2024-03-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-15➕RATCLIFFE, Christopher Ryan appointeddirector
- 2024-02-15➕CARUANA, Julie appointeddirector
- 2024-02-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-30🏢Company incorporatedAs PAISLEY CAR SALES LTD
- 2023-12-30➕COOPER, Craig Michael Hughes appointeddirector
- 2023-12-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Ryan Ratcliffe Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 13/03/2024 |
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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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→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARUANA, Julie→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-02-15 · resigned 2024-04-08
COOPER, Craig Michael Hughes→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-12-30 · resigned 2024-03-13
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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