CAMPBELL'S AUTO SALVAGE LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC648096 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-26
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38310
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
  • 46770SIC 46770
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.8y

40/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees500500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2022-12-16
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  7. 2022-12-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2022-12-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: John Campbell
  9. 2022-12-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  10. 2022-07-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2022-07-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  12. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-26
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    Company incorporated
    As CAMPBELL'S AUTO SALVAGE LTD
  15. 2019-11-26
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    CAMPBELL, Fiona appointed
    director
  16. 2019-11-26
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    CAMPBELL, James appointed
    director
  17. 2019-11-26
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    CAMPBELL, John appointed
    director
  18. 2019-11-26
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    CAMPBELL, William appointed
    director
  19. 2019-11-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAMPBELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-11-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC38310 — SIC 38310

Registered office

24 Muirpark Drive
Shieldhill
Falkirk
FK1 2DX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Fiona→
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-11-26
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Active
CAMPBELL, James→
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-11-26
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Active
CAMPBELL, John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-11-26
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Active
CAMPBELL, William→
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-11-26
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
John Campbell / Teresa Bell / Fiona Allison / Paul Campbell
A registered charge1 property12/12/2022—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property08/12/2022—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—14/07/2022—
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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-22
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2022-12-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-14