ABERCORN MOTOR COMPANY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC592771 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-28
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-04-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-03-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ABERCORN MOTOR COMPANY LTD
  13. 2018-03-28
    ➕
    HALLIDAY, Patrick appointed
    director
  14. 2018-03-28
    ➕
    MCAULAY, Anthony appointed
    director
  15. 2018-03-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-20

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Mcaulay
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control28/03/2018
Patrick Halliday
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/10/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Patrick Hallidayceased 28/02/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-03-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

60 Abercorn Street
Paisley
PA3 4AZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HALLIDAY, Patrick→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-03-28
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Active
MCAULAY, Anthony→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-03-28
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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-03