FARBURN MOTORS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC806661 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-11🏢Company incorporatedAs FARBURN MOTORS LTD
- 2024-04-11➕FORBES, Lorraine appointedsecretary
- 2024-04-11➕CROCKETT, Steven Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-04-11➕FORBES, Robert Mackinnon appointeddirector
- 2024-04-11➕RITCHIE, Gordon Mcintosh appointeddirector
- 2024-04-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
70/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gordon Mcintosh Ritchie Individual · British · DOB 03/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/04/2024 |
Mr Robert Mackinnon Forbes Individual · British · DOB 11/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/04/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-04-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
21a Farburn Terrace
Dyce
Aberdeen
AB21 7DR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
CROCKETT, Steven Robert→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORBES, Robert Mackinnon→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2024-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RITCHIE, Gordon Mcintosh→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2024-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-04-11