HARBOUR GARAGE LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC285598 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-01
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
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
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees200200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-04-22
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  3. 2023-04-17
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  4. 2022-03-29
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  5. 2021-04-28
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  6. 2020-06-11
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2020-06-11
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    officers · CH03
  8. 2020-04-10
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  9. 2019-03-20
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  10. 2018-04-10
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  11. 2017-06-02
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    address · AD01
  12. 2017-04-21
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  13. 2017-04-12
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  14. 2016-06-19
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  15. 2016-04-08
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  16. 2015-06-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2007-08-20
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    YOUNG, Mark Thomas James appointed
    director
  18. 2007-08-01
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    SCOBIE, Barrie David Alexander appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-08-01
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    DICKSON, Niki Thomas resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-08-01
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    DICKSON, Niki Thomas resigned
    director
  21. 2005-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As HARBOUR GARAGE LTD.
  22. 2005-06-01
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    SCOBIE, Barrie David Alexander appointed
    director
  23. 2005-06-01
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    DICKSON, Niki Thomas appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-06-01
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
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  25. 2005-06-01
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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  26. 2005-06-01
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    DICKSON, Niki Thomas appointed
    director
  27. 2005-06-01
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2005-06-01
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Barrie David Alexander Scobie
Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/06/2017

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
Incorporated2005-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Bay 3 Gartshore Buildings
Friarton Road
Perth
PH2 8BB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

SCOBIE, Barrie David Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOBIE, Barrie David Alexander→
director · ~51y · appointed 2005-06-01
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Active
YOUNG, Mark Thomas James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2007-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DICKSON, Niki Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2007-08-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned
DICKSON, Niki Thomas→
director · ~48y · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2007-08-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
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accounts · AA
2025-04-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
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accounts · AA
2024-04-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-10