VICTORIA GARAGE (MAUD) LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC231717 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-21
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£255.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.0y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £255,160
Cash YoY
+35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£133k
↑ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£255k
↑ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£359k
↑ 8.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£72k£144k£215k£287k£359kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£258.5k£249.2k
Current assets£358.9k£331.0k
Cash£132.8k£98.5k
Debtors£21.9k£32.2k
Net assets£255.2k£245.6k

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

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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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2024-10-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2024-10-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2021-12-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
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  8. 2021-12-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  10. 2021-12-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-14
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  13. 2019-10-28
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  14. 2018-10-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  15. 2018-10-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-10-25
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2018-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-08-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2017-10-05
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    SMITH, Alison Melville appointed
    director
  21. 2004-06-01
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    SMITH, Alison Melville appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-06-01
    ➖
    GRANT, Elaine resigned
    secretary
  23. 2002-05-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  24. 2002-05-21
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    Company incorporated
    As VICTORIA GARAGE (MAUD) LTD.
  25. 2002-05-21
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    SMITH, Leslie appointed
    director
  26. 2002-05-21
    ➕
    GRANT, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-05-21
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-05-21
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-05-21
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2002-05-21
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 83 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Leslie Smith
Individual · British · DOB 11/1943 · age 83
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Alison Melville Smith
Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-05-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

Victoria Road
Maud
Peterhead
AB42 4NP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

SMITH, Alison Melville→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-01
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Active
SMITH, Alison Melville→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-10-05
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Active
SMITH, Leslie→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-05-21
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Active
GRANT, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-21 · resigned 2004-06-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-21 · resigned 2002-05-21
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-21 · resigned 2002-05-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property31/05/200203/10/2024

Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-21