BASSAGUARD GARAGE LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC180907 · ltd · incorporated 1997-11-24

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 27.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 27.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

105 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	11	1300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
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RODGER, Austin appointed
director
2024-11-21
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officers · AP01
2024-11-20
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-20
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Charge satisfied #7
2024-11-04
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-01
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
2024-10-31
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-31
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-29
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BURNS, Keith Patrick appointed
director
2024-10-29
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BURNS, Patrick appointed
director
2024-10-29
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LAING, Kenneth resigned
secretary
2024-10-29
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LAING, Kenneth resigned
director
2024-10-29
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
2024-10-04
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-04
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-04
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Charge satisfied #3
2024-10-04
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Charge satisfied #2
2024-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-01
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Charge satisfied #5
2019-02-01
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Charge satisfied #4
2012-04-04
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2012-03-30
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Charge satisfied #1
2012-03-20
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LAING, Norman Fergus resigned
director
2012-03-20
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2009-07-01
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LAING, Kenneth appointed
secretary
2009-06-30
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MURRAY DONALD DRUMMOND COOK LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2003-03-11
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2000-10-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1998-08-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1997-12-16
➕
MURRAY DONALD DRUMMOND COOK LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
1997-12-16
➖
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-12-16
➕
LAING, Kenneth appointed
director
1997-12-16
➕
LAING, Norman Fergus appointed
director
1997-12-16
➖
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1997-11-24
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Company incorporated
As BASSAGUARD GARAGE LTD.
1997-11-24
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-11-24
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BURNS, Keith Patrick (same surname) appointed 2024-10-29. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Klg Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Klg Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BASSAGUARD GARAGE LTD.

This company · SC180907

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Klg Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/10/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Kenneth Laingceased 29/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-11-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

19 Rutland Square

Edinburgh

EH1 2BB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-08

Last: 2025-11-24

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

BURNS, Keith Patrick→

director · ~45y · appointed 2024-10-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BURNS, Patrick→

director · ~74y · appointed 2024-10-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RODGER, Austin→

director · ~48y · appointed 2024-11-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LAING, Kenneth→

secretary · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2024-10-29

Resigned

MURRAY DONALD DRUMMOND COOK LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-12-16 · resigned 2009-06-30

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-11-24 · resigned 1997-12-16

Resigned

LAING, Kenneth→

director · ~72y · appointed 1997-12-16 · resigned 2024-10-29

Resigned

LAING, Norman Fergus→

director · ~78y · appointed 1997-12-16 · resigned 2012-03-20

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-11-24 · resigned 1997-12-16

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC	A registered charge	2 properties	01/11/2024	20/11/2024
outstanding	Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC	A registered charge	—	29/10/2024	—
satisfied	Santander Santander UK PLC	Standard security	1 property	04/04/2012	01/02/2019
satisfied	Santander Santander UK PLC	Floating charge	1 property	20/03/2012	01/02/2019
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Standard security	1 property	11/03/2003	04/10/2024
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Standard security	1 property	16/10/2000	04/10/2024
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	11/08/1998	30/03/2012

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Recent filings (105 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-11-21

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-11-20

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-11-04

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-10-31

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-10-31

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-10-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-10-30

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-10-30

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-10-30

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-10-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-10-30

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-10-04