ARRAN FORK TRUCK SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC194139 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-09

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£831

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed automotive with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £831

Net assets shrinking

Down £176 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£831

↓ 17% YoY

Current Assets

£7k

↑ 104% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£831	£1.0k
Current assets	£6.7k	£3.3k
Net assets	£831	£1.0k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-11-07
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2022-11-15
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2021-12-16
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2020-12-22
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2019-07-08
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2019-04-12
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2019-04-12
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2019-04-12
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2018-12-03
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2017-08-03
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1999-03-09
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Company incorporated
As ARRAN FORK TRUCK SERVICES LIMITED
1999-03-09
➕
MACKAY, Peter appointed
secretary
1999-03-09
➕
MACKAY, Peter appointed
director
1999-03-09
➕
MCMANUS, Lorraine appointed
director
1999-03-09
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-03-09
➖
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-03-09
➕
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1999-03-09
➖
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-23

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Mackay Individual · British · DOB 01/1944 · age 82	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	09/03/2017

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

Incorporated1999-03-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

C/O Burgoyne Carey Pavilion 2

3 Dava Street

Glasgow

G51 2JA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-03-23OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MACKAY, Peter→

secretary · appointed 1999-03-09

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Active

MACKAY, Peter→

director · ~82y · appointed 1999-03-09

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Active

MCMANUS, Lorraine→

director · ~77y · appointed 1999-03-09

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Active

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-03-09 · resigned 1999-03-09

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-03-09 · resigned 1999-03-09

Resigned

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