D A AUTOPARTS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC656438 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-04
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-13
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2025-07-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2021-01-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2020-12-16
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2020-12-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2020-12-04
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2020-12-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2020-09-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2020-09-03
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-09-03
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-09-03
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-09-03
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2020-09-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2020-03-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As D A AUTOPARTS LIMITED
  21. 2020-03-04
    STEWART, Nadine appointed
    director
  22. 2020-03-04
    STEWART, Peter Henryson appointed
    director
  23. 2020-03-04
    STEWART, Richard Allison appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-10-13: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Euroroute Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Euroroute Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
D A AUTOPARTS LIMITED
This company · SC656438

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Euroroute Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/03/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Richard Allison Stewartceased 04/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Nadine Stewartceased 04/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2020-03-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

51 Rae Street
Dumfries
Dumfriesshire
DG1 1JD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

STEWART, Nadine
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-03-04
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Active
STEWART, Peter Henryson
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-03-04
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Active
STEWART, Richard Allison
director · ~78y · appointed 2020-03-04
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Recent filings (27 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-08-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-01-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-12-16