AYRSHIRE GARAGE DOORS LIMITED

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SC298248 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-07
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-33.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -58% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £33,414
Cash draining
Cash down 58% YoY
Cash YoY
-58%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£206
↓ 58% YoY
Net Worth
-£33k
↓ 187% YoY
Current Assets
£95k
↑ 7.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£33k-£8k£18k£44k£69k£95kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-26.7k£2.3k
Current assets£94.9k£88.6k
Cash£206£494
Debtors£87.2k£80.6k
Net assets£-33.4k£-11.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-28
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  3. 2025-06-25
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  4. 2025-05-27
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  5. 2023-12-19
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  6. 2023-03-28
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  7. 2021-12-23
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  8. 2021-03-26
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  9. 2019-12-31
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  10. 2018-12-27
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  11. 2017-12-20
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  12. 2016-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-10
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  14. 2016-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-03-20
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  16. 2014-12-03
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-01-10
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    DOBSON, John Gary appointed
    director
  18. 2010-09-10
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    WATT, James resigned
    director
  19. 2006-11-01
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    WATT, James appointed
    director
  20. 2006-03-13
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    DOBSON, Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-03-13
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    DOBSON, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  22. 2006-03-13
    ➕
    DOBSON, John appointed
    director
  23. 2006-03-07
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    Company incorporated
    As AYRSHIRE GARAGE DOORS LIMITED
  24. 2006-03-07
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2006-03-07
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    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2006-03-07
    ➕
    CODIR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2006-03-07
    ➖
    CODIR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2006-03-07
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2006-03-07
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-20

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Dobson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016
Mrs Elizabeth Dobson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2006-03-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

11 George Young Drive
Darvel
Ayrshire
KA17 0LG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-06

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

DOBSON, Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOBSON, Elizabeth→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-03-13
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Active
DOBSON, John Gary→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-01-10
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Active
DOBSON, John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-03-07 · resigned 2006-03-07
Resigned
WATT, James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2010-09-10
Resigned
CODIR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-03-07 · resigned 2006-03-07
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-03-07 · resigned 2006-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-31