B-A AUCTION MARTS LTD.

🌱Startupactive
SC858733 · ltd · incorporated 2025-08-12
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45190
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46610SIC 46610
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (56/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-26
    BROWNIE, Allan Lindsay resigned
    director
  4. 2025-08-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B-A AUCTION MARTS LTD.
  5. 2025-08-12
    BROWNIE, Roy Mitchell appointed
    director
  6. 2025-08-12
    DAVIDSON, Lorna appointed
    director
  7. 2025-08-12
    BROWNIE, Allan Lindsay appointed
    director
  8. 2025-08-12
    📄
    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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 0.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Roy Mitchell Brownie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/08/2025
Miss Lorna Davidson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/08/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Allan Lindsay Brownieceased 26/01/2026· 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
Incorporated2025-08-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190

Registered office

B A Barn, Broomhill Farm Lyne Of Skene
Dunecht, Westhill
Aberdeen
AB32 7DA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last:

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BROWNIE, Roy Mitchell
director · ~60y · appointed 2025-08-12
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Active
DAVIDSON, Lorna
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-08-12
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Active
BROWNIE, Allan Lindsay
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-08-12 · resigned 2026-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (3 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-08-12