AUTOLINKS STRANRAER LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC417146 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-15
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.
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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees6600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTOLINKS STRANRAER LTD
  17. 2012-02-15
    ➕
    MCGARVA, Alexander Rennie appointed
    director
  18. 2012-02-15
    ➕
    SLOAN, William Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 William Alexander Sloan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Mr Alexander Rennie Mcgarva
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2012-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

C/O Montpelier Professional (Galloway) Limited Challoch Inn
Leswalt
Stranraer
DG9 0LJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCGARVA, Alexander Rennie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-02-15
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Active
SLOAN, William Alexander→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-02-15
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Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-23