MEADOW GARAGE (CRIEFF) LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC368226 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£296.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £296,371
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£296k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£250k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £296.4k | £252.1k |
| Current assets | £250.0k | £210.2k |
| Net assets | £296.4k | £252.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-10-18➕HOLLAND-DAY, Wendy Jane appointedsecretary
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-10-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Academy Developments (Crieff) Limited
- 2010-08-05➖MARTIN, Barbara Caroline resignedsecretary
- 2009-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs MEADOW GARAGE (CRIEFF) LTD.
- 2009-11-09➕MARTIN, David James appointeddirector
- 2009-11-09➕MARTIN, Barbara Caroline appointedsecretary
- 2009-11-09➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-11-09➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-11-09➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2009-11-09➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David James Martin Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 01/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| DOUGLAS CAMERON (PERTH) LIMITED→ SC100636 · est 1986 | £4.61M £3.69M–£5.53M | — | — | 57 | 39y | 85 | 81y |
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| IAN H. CAMERON LIMITED→ SC035342 · est 1960 | £1.73M £1.38M–£2.07M | — | — | 44 | 65y | 85 | 81y |
| PERTHSHIRE CARAVANS LIMITED→ SC057390 · est 1975 | £701.8k £561.4k–£842.2k | — | — | 75 | 51y | 85 | 89y |
| ACTIVE SERVICE LIMITED→ SC300374 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 7 | 20y | 82 | 70y |
| CALLISTO GOLF EQUIPMENT LIMITED→ SC192559 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | 82 | 78y |
| MOVING METAL LTD→ SC876363 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PERTH BODYSHOP LIMITED→ SC652585 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| PERTH SPRAY TECH LIMITED→ SC610065 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-11-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Meadow Garage,
Union Terrace
Crieff
Perthshire
PH7 4DE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
HOLLAND-DAY, Wendy Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARTIN, David James→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2009-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARTIN, Barbara Caroline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-11-09 · resigned 2010-08-05
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-11-09 · resigned 2009-11-09
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-11-09 · resigned 2009-11-09
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Academy Developments (Crieff) Academy Developments (Crieff) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/10/2016 | 08/09/2022 |
Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24