MAYFIELD AUTOS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC446989 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-08

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.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£139.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33170

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -32% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £139,080

Cash YoY

-32%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£94k

↓ 32% YoY

Net Worth

£139k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£117k

↓ 24% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£155.1k	£149.0k
Current assets	£116.8k	£154.2k
Cash	£94.2k	£139.4k
Debtors	£16.4k	£8.6k
Net assets	£139.1k	£138.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-09-23
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2024-10-31
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2023-10-12
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2022-10-04
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2021-12-01
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accounts · AA
2020-12-11
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2019-12-06
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2018-12-21
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accounts · AA
2017-12-19
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accounts · AA
2016-12-22
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accounts · AA
2016-05-12
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2015-12-17
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accounts · AA
2015-04-27
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2014-12-18
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2014-05-20
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2013-04-08
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Company incorporated
As MAYFIELD AUTOS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
2013-04-08
➕
HUTCHISON, Stuart appointed
director
2013-04-08
➕
STEWART, Steven appointed
director
2013-04-08
➕
BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-04-08
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2013-04-08
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2013-04-08
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MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
director

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 13 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Steven Stewart Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Stuart Hutchison Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-04-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170

Registered office

Unit 6 Kelliebank Industrial Estate

Alloa

Clackmannanshire

FK10 1NT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-22

Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HUTCHISON, Stuart→

director · ~64y · appointed 2013-04-08

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Active

STEWART, Steven→

director · ~55y · appointed 2013-04-08

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-04-08 · resigned 2013-04-08

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2013-04-08 · resigned 2013-04-08

Resigned

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