EDDERTON MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED

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SC250065 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£-588
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does

Based in Tain, Scotland, this small local motor dealership most likely handles the day-to-day sale of new and used cars, vehicle servicing and repairs, and retail of motor parts and accessories, operating as a traditional regional automotive business serving the Scottish Highlands.

Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
  • 45310SIC 45310
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £588

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£588
↑ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£2k-£261£1k£2k£4k£5kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-428£-1.1k
Current assets£5.1k£4.4k
Net assets£-588£-1.6k

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

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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-06-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-06-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-06-01
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    SUTHERLAND, Iain appointed
    director
  17. 2016-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Debbie Ann appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-05-31
    ➖
    SMITH, Anthony resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-05-31
    ➖
    SMITH, Anthony resigned
    director
  21. 2003-06-02
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Colin Roy appointed
    director
  22. 2003-06-02
    ➕
    SMITH, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-06-02
    ➖
    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2003-06-02
    ➕
    SMITH, Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2003-06-02
    ➖
    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2003-05-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EDDERTON MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
  27. 2003-05-23
    ➕
    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2003-05-23
    ➕
    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Colin Roy Macleod
Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2003-05-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

Rowanlea Balleigh Wood
Edderton
Tain
IV19 1LF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MACLEOD, Debbie Ann→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEOD, Colin Roy→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-06-02
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Active
SUTHERLAND, Iain→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-02 · resigned 2005-05-31
Resigned
PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-05-23 · resigned 2003-06-02
Resigned
SMITH, Anthony→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-06-02 · resigned 2005-05-31
Resigned
PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-05-23 · resigned 2003-06-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-26