AUTO DOORS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC339795 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-18
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£255.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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 (73/100).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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 £255,643
Cash YoY
+49%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
↑ 49% YoY
Net Worth
£256k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
£395k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£79k£158k£237k£316k£395kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£282.3k£281.9k
Current assets£394.7k£355.7k
Cash£19.5k£13.0k
Debtors£285.9k£297.5k
Net assets£255.6k£252.4k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2024-07-23
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    address · AD01
  4. 2023-09-15
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  5. 2023-02-24
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  6. 2022-08-05
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    GORDON, Paul appointed
    director
  7. 2022-08-05
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2020-12-30
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  10. 2019-12-30
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  11. 2018-12-31
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  12. 2017-12-22
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  13. 2016-12-23
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  14. 2016-03-30
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  15. 2015-12-24
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  16. 2015-06-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-09-12
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    MCCURDY, Jane resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-03-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTO DOORS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  19. 2008-03-18
    ➕
    MCCURDY, Ronald appointed
    director
  20. 2008-03-18
    ➕
    MCCURDY, Jane appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-03-18
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-03-18
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-03-18
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2008-03-18
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
Mr Ronald Mccurdy
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting18/03/2017

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
Incorporated2008-03-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 4 210 Woodside Street
Kirkwood
Coatbridge
ML5 5AJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GORDON, Paul→
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCURDY, Ronald→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCURDY, Jane→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-18 · resigned 2013-09-12
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-18 · resigned 2008-03-18
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-18 · resigned 2008-03-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
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accounts · AA
2025-12-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-31