FARMER AUTOCARE NORTH LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC378401 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-12
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 30 | 2700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
12
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 dissolution
- • 2 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-01➕KERR, Norman Stephen appointeddirector
- 2026-04-01➖DOLAN, Gregory James resigneddirector
- 2026-04-01➖GLEN, David Angus resigneddirector
- 2026-01-29📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2026-01-20📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-01-13📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-12-02📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2025-12-02📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2025-12-02⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2025-12-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-06➕GLEN, David Angus appointeddirector
- 2025-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12➕MULVENNA, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2023-05-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-03-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-31➖TURNBULL, Stuart Gordon resigneddirector
- 2022-07-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-01➕MCNEILL, Colin Fyffe appointeddirector
- 2017-08-31➖HEWITT, Ronald James, Dr resigneddirector
- 2014-10-15➕MULVENNA, Andrew Graham appointeddirector
- 2014-10-15➕HEWITT, Ronald James, Dr appointeddirector
- 2014-09-16➕DOLAN, Gregory James appointeddirector
- 2014-08-28➖SHEARER, Dugald Magura resigneddirector
- 2013-02-06➕TURNBULL, Stuart Gordon appointeddirector
- 2012-01-27➖WATT, Benjamin Thomas resigneddirector
- 2011-01-20➖MILNE, Craig Robert resigneddirector
- 2010-06-01➕MILNE, Craig Robert appointeddirector
- 2010-06-01➕SHEARER, Dugald Magura appointeddirector
- 2010-05-12🏢Company incorporatedAs FARMER AUTOCARE NORTH LIMITED
- 2010-05-12➕WATT, Benjamin Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2025-12-02: legacy
2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: DOLAN, Gregory James resigned 2026-04-01; GLEN, David Angus resigned 2026-04-01
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-05-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Thain House
226 Queensferry Road
Edinburgh
EH4 2BP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
Active
KERR, Norman Stephen→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2026-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCNEILL, Colin Fyffe→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MULVENNA, Andrew Graham→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2014-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOLAN, Gregory James→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2014-09-16 · resigned 2026-04-01
GLEN, David Angus→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-08-06 · resigned 2026-04-01
HEWITT, Ronald James, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2014-10-15 · resigned 2017-08-31
MILNE, Craig Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-06-01 · resigned 2011-01-20
SHEARER, Dugald Magura→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2010-06-01 · resigned 2014-08-28
TURNBULL, Stuart Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2013-02-06 · resigned 2022-07-31
WATT, Benjamin Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2010-05-12 · resigned 2012-01-27
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Recent filings (64 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-01-29
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-01-20
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-01-13
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-12-02
legacy
capital · SH20
2025-12-02
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-12-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-11