BIRKHILL MOT AND REPAIR CENTRE LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC772679 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-14
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-16
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-05-13
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-10-19
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-09-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-06-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIRKHILL MOT AND REPAIR CENTRE LIMITED
  7. 2023-06-14
    MATHIE, Marion Hamilton Wilson appointed
    director
  8. 2023-06-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Marion Hamilton Wilson Mathie
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
75100%
75-100% shares14/06/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Birkhill Farm
Coalburn
Lanakshire
ML11 0NJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MATHIE, Marion Hamilton Wilson
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-06-14
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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-14