DUMBARTON SERVICE STATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC261638 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-09
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 21.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£948.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
  • 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 21.9y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 £948,445
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£902k
↑ 1.7% YoY
Net Worth
£948k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£205k£409k£614k£819k£1.0mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£961.1k£864.2k
Current assets£1.01M£1.02M
Cash£902.4k£887.0k
Debtors£34.8k£43.2k
Net assets£948.4k£851.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-03-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-03-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-03-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2026-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-02-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2023-12-10
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    STUART, June Buchanan resigned
    secretary
  12. 2023-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-03-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-02-18
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    STUART, David George Andrew resigned
    director
  19. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2005-09-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  21. 2004-06-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  22. 2004-05-31
    ➕
    DEVLIN, Violet Janet appointed
    director
  23. 2004-05-31
    ➕
    STUART, David Andrew appointed
    director
  24. 2004-05-31
    ➕
    STUART, Sandra June appointed
    director
  25. 2004-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As DUMBARTON SERVICE STATION LIMITED
  26. 2004-01-09
    ➕
    STUART, June Buchanan appointed
    secretary
  27. 2004-01-09
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2004-01-09
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-01-09
    ➕
    STUART, David George Andrew appointed
    director
  30. 2004-01-09
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2004-01-09
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Violet Janet Devlin
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/07/2025
Mr David Andrew Stuart
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/07/2025
Miss Sandra June Stuart
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/07/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs June Buchanan Stuartceased 17/07/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Mr David George Andrew Stuartceased 18/02/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2004-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

10 Duckburn Business Park
Dunblane
FK15 0EW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

DEVLIN, Violet Janet→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STUART, David Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STUART, Sandra June→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STUART, June Buchanan→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-09 · resigned 2023-12-10
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-09 · resigned 2004-01-09
Resigned
STUART, David George Andrew→
director · ~90y · appointed 2004-01-09 · resigned 2020-02-18
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-09 · resigned 2004-01-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property08/09/2005—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property21/06/2004—
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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10