DAVID PHILLIPS AUTOS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC301609 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-02
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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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£233.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £233,334

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£233k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£245k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£52k£105k£157k£210k£262kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£233.3k£173.0k
Current assets£245.3k£262.3k
Net assets£233.3k£173.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-12-04
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-12-04
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-12-04
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    officers · CH03
  8. 2024-12-04
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    address · AD01
  9. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-13
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-06
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-28
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2006-05-02
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    Company incorporated
    As DAVID PHILLIPS AUTOS LTD
  17. 2006-05-02
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Susan appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-05-02
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, David Gary appointed
    director
  19. 2006-05-02
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Susan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

99/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PHILLIPS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 David Gary Phillips
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares02/05/2017
Mrs Susan Phillips
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares02/05/2017

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
Incorporated2006-05-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Pentland Lea
New Pentland Road
Loanhead
EH20 9NZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

PHILLIPS, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-02
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Active
PHILLIPS, David Gary→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-05-02
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Active
PHILLIPS, Susan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-05-02
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Active

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-12-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04