BALMORAL ROAD CAR SALES AND SERVICE LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC464621 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£409.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.1y
20/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £409,499
Cash YoY
+228%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£199k
↑ 228% YoY
Net Worth
£409k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£618k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £661.0k | £577.5k |
| Current assets | £618.4k | £514.5k |
| Cash | £199.5k | £60.8k |
| Debtors | £4.0k | £4.0k |
| Net assets | £409.5k | £339.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-17🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Allica Bank Limited
- 2025-02-12🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Allica Bank Limited
- 2024-09-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-09-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-09-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-09-16🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-09-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-09-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-04-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Tfg Capital No.2 Limited
- 2022-03-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Tfg Capital No.2 Limited
- 2022-03-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Tfg Capital No.2 Limited
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BALMORAL ROAD CAR SALES AND SERVICE LTD
- 2013-11-27➕ROBINSON, Ashley Derek Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ashley Derek Thomas Robinson Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
27 - 29
Balmoral Road
Dumfries
DG1 3BE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
ROBINSON, Ashley Derek Thomas→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2013-11-27
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Allica Bank Allica Bank Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 17/02/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Allica Bank Allica Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 12/02/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Tfg Capital No.2 Tfg Capital No.2 Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 15/04/2022 | 16/09/2024 | |
| satisfied | Tfg Capital No.2 Tfg Capital No.2 Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 11/03/2022 | 16/09/2024 | |
| satisfied | Tfg Capital No.2 Tfg Capital No.2 Limited | A registered charge | — | 02/03/2022 | 16/09/2024 |
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-19