WE BUY AYRSHIRE CARS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC462247 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-25
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
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-30
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    MCLAUGHLAN, Alan Daniel appointed
    director
  4. 2023-10-30
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-10-10
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  6. 2023-03-22
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  7. 2023-03-22
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-03-21
    ➕
    LOGAN, Angela Agnes appointed
    director
  10. 2023-03-21
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    MCLAUGHLAN, Alexander resigned
    director
  11. 2023-03-21
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    MCLAUGHLAN, Daniel Stewart resigned
    director
  12. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  14. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  15. 2019-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  16. 2018-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-10-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2013-10-25
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    Company incorporated
    As WE BUY AYRSHIRE CARS LTD
  21. 2013-10-25
    ➕
    MCLAUGHLAN, Alexander appointed
    director
  22. 2013-10-25
    ➕
    MCLAUGHLAN, Daniel Stewart appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Daniel Stewart Mclaughlan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1945 · age 81
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
Mr Alexander Allan Porter Mclaughlan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-10-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Riverside Complex
Glasgow Road
Kilwinning
Ayrshire
KA13 7JB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LOGAN, Angela Agnes→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-03-21
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Active
MCLAUGHLAN, Alan Daniel→
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-10-30
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Active
MCLAUGHLAN, Alexander→
director · ~78y · appointed 2013-10-25 · resigned 2023-03-21
Resigned
MCLAUGHLAN, Daniel Stewart→
director · ~81y · appointed 2013-10-25 · resigned 2023-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27