C B AUTO SERVICE (FIFE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC510747 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-14
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-30
Average employees11

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-10-01
    ➕
    TURNER, Nickie appointed
    director
  6. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2015-12-22
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    ROBERTSON, Jean resigned
    director
  15. 2015-12-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2015-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As C B AUTO SERVICE (FIFE) LIMITED
  17. 2015-07-14
    ➕
    BRYAN, Colin appointed
    director
  18. 2015-07-14
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    ROBERTSON, Jean appointed
    director
  19. 2015-07-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Bryan
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-07-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

59 Bonnygate
Cupar
Fife
KY15 4BY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BRYAN, Colin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-07-14
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Active
TURNER, Nickie→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-10-01
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Active
ROBERTSON, Jean→
director · ~86y · appointed 2015-07-14 · resigned 2015-12-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-30