SOUTH WEST TRANSPORT LTD.

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SC174229 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£873
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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 · 3 lenders · oldest 23.5y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £873

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
£873
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£7k£10k£13k£16kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£5.4k£13.6k
Current assets£16.5k—
Cash£2.7k—
Debtors£13.8k£10.0k
Net assets£873£726

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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  2. 2025-04-30
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  3. 2024-04-29
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  4. 2023-04-28
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  5. 2022-07-29
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  6. 2022-05-20
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  8. 2022-05-20
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  9. 2022-05-20
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  10. 2021-04-30
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  11. 2020-07-30
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  12. 2019-04-26
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  13. 2018-04-30
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  14. 2016-11-02
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  15. 2016-04-18
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  16. 2014-06-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2011-07-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Man Financial Services PLC
  18. 2011-06-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Close Invoice Finance LTD
  19. 2002-10-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 1997-04-09
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    Company incorporated
    As SOUTH WEST TRANSPORT LTD.
  21. 1997-04-09
    ➕
    KERR, Karen Letitia appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-04-09
    ➕
    KERR, Karen Letitia appointed
    director
  23. 1997-04-09
    ➕
    YUILL, Brian Alexander appointed
    director
  24. 1997-04-09
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    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  25. 1997-04-09
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    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-04-09
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  27. 1997-04-09
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    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mrs Karen Letitia Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Brian Alexander Yuill
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-04-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77120 — Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles

Registered office

Unit 6 Whistleberry Industrial
Estate,
Hamilton
Lanarkshire
ML3 0ED

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

KERR, Karen Letitia→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-09
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Active
KERR, Karen Letitia→
director · ~55y · appointed 1997-04-09
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Active
YUILL, Brian Alexander→
director · ~58y · appointed 1997-04-09
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Active
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-09 · resigned 1997-04-09
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1997-04-09 · resigned 1997-04-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Man Financial Services
Man Financial Services PLC
Legal charge1 property18/07/2011—
outstanding
Close Invoice Finance
Close Invoice Finance LTD
Bond & floating charge1 property28/06/2011—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property30/10/200220/06/2014
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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17