PARKDALE GARAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC219160 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-15
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees182400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2022-10-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-10-16
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    MCCREADY, Duncan Campbell appointed
    director
  10. 2021-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-02-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2021-02-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2020-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-03
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    CHALLIS, Fiona Helena resigned
    secretary
  16. 2020-06-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2020-06-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-09-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2019-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-09-24
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    MILLER, John Henry James resigned
    director
  22. 2013-05-23
    ➕
    CARSON, Callum Wallace appointed
    director
  23. 2010-02-25
    ➕
    CHALLIS, Fiona Helena appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-02-25
    ➖
    MILLER, Helen Margaret Burnett resigned
    secretary
  25. 2001-09-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  26. 2001-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As PARKDALE GARAGE LIMITED
  27. 2001-05-15
    ➕
    MILLER, Helen Margaret Burnett appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-05-15
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-05-15
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2001-05-15
    ➕
    MILLER, John Henry James appointed
    director
  31. 2001-05-15
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2001-05-15
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

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Parkdale Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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PARKDALE GARAGE LIMITED
This company · SC219160

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Parkdale Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/11/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Callum Wallace Carsonceased 30/11/2021· 75-100% shares
  • Mr John Henry James Millerceased 01/10/2019· 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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Parkdale Garage Dalbeattie Road
Cargenbridge
Dumfries
DG2 8LW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CARSON, Callum Wallace→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCREADY, Duncan Campbell→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHALLIS, Fiona Helena→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-25 · resigned 2020-06-03
Resigned
MILLER, Helen Margaret Burnett→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-15 · resigned 2010-02-25
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-05-15 · resigned 2001-05-15
Resigned
MILLER, John Henry James→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-05-15 · resigned 2019-09-24
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-05-15 · resigned 2001-05-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property01/09/200103/02/2021

Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-15