Richard Lawson (Autoecosse) Limited
ActiveLiveRichard Lawson (Autoecosse) Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 25 Mar 1997 (29 years ago), with its registered office in Perthshire, Scotland. The company operates in Retail & wholesale.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
From Richard Lawson (Autoecosse) Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2024-09-30. Change vs the prior year (to 2023-09-30). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts were due 30 Sept 2026 and are not on the register — about 16 days late.
What this means for you: Overdue filings are the first thing a new supplier will notice — raise it gently, it shows you did your homework.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
Rows marked Not checked are excluded from the score rather than assumed — the missing weight shows up as lower confidence, not as a worse company.
Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in Scotland.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (103 codes)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 37 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1Scotland is a very high-density market for retail & wholesale, with about 40,984 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+3.1%).
- 3Around 3,574 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 37% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 58/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stelian Samuel Car Was Hand LTD SC730252 · SIC 45111 | 21 Apr 2022 | Scotland | Active | 80 |
| Dicksons Of Forres Limited SC111981 · SIC 45111 | 28 Jun 1988 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| West End Cars LTD SC450498 · SIC 45111 | 21 May 2013 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Fraserburgh Car Sales Limited SC237681 · SIC 45111 | 03 Oct 2002 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Pontypool Electric Vehicles LTD 14078034 · SIC 45111 | 29 Apr 2022 | Wales | Active | 80 |
| M.J. Fews Limited 01230309 · SIC 45111 | 17 Oct 1975 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Simpsons Garage (GT. Yarmouth) Limited 02022816 · SIC 45111 | 27 May 1986 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Apnr Management LTD 12313068 · SIC 45111 | 13 Nov 2019 | North West | Active | 94 |
| Voi Couriers Limited 12419582 · SIC 45111 | 22 Jan 2020 | North West | Active | 93 |
| Whiteline Motors Mot LTD 12278172 · SIC 45111 | 23 Oct 2019 | Wales | Active | 94 |
| Trydan Cyf 12113476 · SIC 29100 | 19 Jul 2019 | Wales | Active | 96 |
| Adria Concessionaires Limited 02280957 · SIC 45111 | 27 Jul 1988 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Road Radio Limited 01139414 · SIC 45111 | 12 Oct 1973 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Peter Blake Limited 00502229 · SIC 45111 | 12 Dec 1951 | North East | Active | 100 |
| Dick Lovett (SV) Limited 01911184 · SIC 45111 | 03 May 1985 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Robert Vipond Car Sales LTD 04871079 · SIC 45111 | 19 Aug 2003 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Dick Lovett (Swindon) Limited 01292488 · SIC 45111 | 29 Dec 1976 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Hendon Way Motors Limited 00535642 · SIC 45111 | 12 Jul 1954 | London | Active | 100 |
| Trade Priced Vans LTD 14715398 · SIC 45111 | 08 Mar 2023 | London | Active | 75 |
| Sweet Senses LTD 11699784 · SIC 45111 | 27 Nov 2018 | South East | Active | 100 |
| W.R. Davies (2oo4) Limited 05284390 · SIC 45111 | 11 Nov 2004 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Johnston & Sons Limited 00647857 · SIC 45111 | 25 Jan 1960 | London | Active | 100 |
| S Mcafee & Son NI687849 · SIC 45111 | 03 May 2022 | Northern Ireland | Active | 80 |
| Indigene Group LTD NI647046 · SIC 45111 | 24 Jul 2017 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Received a strike-off notice without being dissolved.
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates02 Apr 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full08 Sept 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates02 Apr 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full31 Oct 2024
- Registered office changedChange registered office address company with date old address new address06 Jun 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates03 Apr 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full01 Nov 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates28 Mar 2023
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full31 Oct 2022
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates12 May 2022
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Company details
- Company
- Richard Lawson (Autoecosse) Limited
- Number
- SC173818
- Registered office
- Richard Lawson (Autoecosse) Limited High Street, Burrelton, Perthshire, PH13 9NX
- Incorporated
- 25 Mar 1997
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 45111 — Motor vehicle trade; 45112 — Motor vehicle trade; 45200 — Motor vehicle trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Scotland · Scotland
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 30 Sept 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 08 Apr 2027
Connected companies
Other companies run by the same directors are checked on paid plans — each appointment is a separate register lookup.
Who runs and owns it
- Created
- 20 Jul 2014
- Registered
- 31 Jul 2014
- Persons entitled
- Clydesdale Bank PLC
- Created
- 26 Mar 2013
- Registered
- 12 Apr 2013
- Persons entitled
- Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
- Created
- 13 Jul 2005
- Registered
- 21 Jul 2005
- Persons entitled
- Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
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