MCNICOLL VEHICLE HIRE LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC414679 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-16
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 4.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (38/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.9y

60/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Charge age ~4.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-09
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  2. 2024-10-25
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  3. 2024-10-25
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-10-15
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    CALABRIA, David Thomas appointed
    director
  5. 2024-10-15
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    FORD, Paul Leslie resigned
    director
  6. 2024-03-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2024-03-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lombard North Central Public Limited Company
  8. 2023-12-13
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  9. 2023-12-13
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  10. 2023-12-13
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  11. 2023-10-04
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  12. 2023-10-03
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  13. 2023-10-03
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  14. 2023-10-03
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  15. 2023-10-03
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  16. 2023-10-03
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  17. 2023-10-03
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  18. 2023-10-03
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  19. 2023-10-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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  20. 2023-09-20
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    LALL, Inderpal appointed
    secretary
  21. 2023-09-20
    ➕
    LOVEDAY, Matthew Henry appointed
    director
  22. 2023-09-20
    ➕
    OLIVIER-SMITH, Alan Christopher appointed
    director
  23. 2023-09-20
    ➕
    FORD, Paul Leslie appointed
    director
  24. 2023-09-20
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    GARDEN, Neil John resigned
    director
  25. 2023-09-20
    ➖
    STEWART, David John resigned
    director
  26. 2023-09-20
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    STEWART, Gillian Couper resigned
    director
  27. 2023-09-19
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  30. 2023-09-19
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  31. 2023-09-18
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  32. 2023-08-09
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    mortgage · MR04
  33. 2023-08-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  34. 2021-06-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
  35. 2021-01-01
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    GARDEN, Neil John appointed
    director
  36. 2012-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As MCNICOLL VEHICLE HIRE LTD.
  37. 2012-01-16
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  38. 2012-01-16
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  39. 2012-01-16
    ➕
    STEWART, David John appointed
    director
  40. 2012-01-16
    ➕
    STEWART, Gillian Couper appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-31

Group structure

Avis Budget Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Avis Budget Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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MCNICOLL VEHICLE HIRE LTD.
This company · SC414679

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Avis Budget Uk Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/12/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr David John Stewartceased 01/12/2023· 50-75% shares
  • Miss Gillian Couper Stewartceased 01/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2012-01-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

47 West Main Street
Blackburn
Bathgate
West Lothian
EH47 7LT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-12-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

LALL, Inderpal→
secretary · appointed 2023-09-20
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Active
CALABRIA, David Thomas→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-10-15
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Active
LOVEDAY, Matthew Henry→
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-09-20
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Active
OLIVIER-SMITH, Alan Christopher→
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-09-20
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Active
FORD, Paul Leslie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-09-20 · resigned 2024-10-15
Resigned
GARDEN, Neil John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-01-01 · resigned 2023-09-20
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-01-16 · resigned 2012-01-16
Resigned
STEWART, David John→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-01-16 · resigned 2023-09-20
Resigned
STEWART, Gillian Couper→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-01-16 · resigned 2023-09-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lombard North Central Public Company
Lombard North Central Public Limited Company
A registered charge—01/03/2024—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
A registered charge—25/06/202109/08/2023
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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-12-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-03
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-03