A.W. MOTOR SPARES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC074261 · ltd · incorporated 1981-03-23
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-02-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-02-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-02➕STRACHAN, Lucy Jill appointedsecretary
- 2024-02-02➖STEWART, Charles Roderick resignedsecretary
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1990-03-08➖STEVENSON, Hugh resignedsecretary
- 1990-03-08➕STEWART, Charles Roderick appointedsecretary
- 1981-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs A.W. MOTOR SPARES LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Malcolm Of Brookfield (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Malcolm Of Brookfield (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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A.W. MOTOR SPARES LIMITED
This company · SC074261
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Malcolm Of Brookfield (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 02/02/2024 |
Mr Andrew Buchanan Malcolm Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-03-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Brookfield House
2 Burnbrae Drive,Linwood
Industrial Estate,Linwood
Renfrewshire
PA3 3PU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
STRACHAN, Lucy Jill→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-02-02
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Active
Active
STEVENSON, Hugh→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1990-03-08
STEWART, Charles Roderick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-03-08 · resigned 2024-02-02
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Recent filings (97 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23