COURIER CONNECTIONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC214783 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-16
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced Carrier
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.1y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 7700 | 7200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-22➕KELLETT, Jordan Alexander appointeddirector
- 2023-09-22➖THOMAS, Robert John resigneddirector
- 2023-09-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09➕THOMAS, Robert John appointeddirector
- 2022-11-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-06-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-06-01🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-05-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-28➕JONES, Mark Dean appointeddirector
- 2021-05-28➕KELLETT, Gavin Gregory appointeddirector
- 2021-05-28➖MCGEOUGH, Martin resigneddirector
- 2021-05-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Skipton Business Finance Limited
- 2021-04-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-03➖MCGEOUGH, Carol resignedsecretary
- 2020-03-03➖MCGEOUGH, Carol resigneddirector
- 2017-11-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-03-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-05-15➕MCGEOUGH, Carol appointeddirector
- 2007-04-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2001-01-16🏢Company incorporatedAs COURIER CONNECTIONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 2001-01-16➕MCGEOUGH, Carol appointedsecretary
- 2001-01-16➕FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-01-16➖FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-01-16➕MCGEOUGH, Martin appointeddirector
- 2001-01-16➕FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-01-16➖FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Carolbank Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Carolbank Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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COURIER CONNECTIONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
This company · SC214783
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carolbank Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/02/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Carol Mcgeoughceased 12/02/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Martin Mcgeoughceased 12/02/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG LANE DELIVERIES LTD.→ SC230233 · est 2002 | £3.70M £2.77M–£4.62M | — | — | 331 | 24y | 82 | 61y |
| HODGE HEAVY HAULAGE LIMITED→ SC197139 · est 1999 | £43.6k £32.7k–£54.5k | £125.7k | — | 100 | 26y | 85 | 64y |
| BLUE BUS LIMITED→ SC261919 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 1900 | 22y | 82 | 67y |
| BRIAN & AYRLIE YUILL LIMITED→ SC195845 · est 1999 | — | — | £601.6k | — | 27y | 82 | 58y |
| C H TRANSPORT LIMITED→ SC246376 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 3 | 23y | 82 | 67y |
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| CENSCOT TRANSPORT LIMITED→ SC305620 · est 2006 | — | — | £7.5k | — | 19y | 82 | 73y |
| CURRIE HAULAGE LIMITED→ SC217416 · est 2001 | — | — | £3.1k | — | 25y | 82 | 62y |
| E.G. STEELE & COMPANY LIMITED→ SC024956 · est 1947 | — | — | — | 8 | 79y | 82 | 71y |
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| PAT BOYLE TRANSPORT LTD→ SC385434 · est 2010 | — | — | £281.2k | — | 15y | 82 | 62y |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-01-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC53202 — Unlicenced Carrier
Registered office
4 Dovecote Road
Holytown
Motherwell
Lanarkshire
ML1 4GP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
JONES, Mark Dean→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KELLETT, Gavin Gregory→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KELLETT, Jordan Alexander→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2023-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCGEOUGH, Carol→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-01-16 · resigned 2020-03-03
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-01-16 · resigned 2001-01-16
MCGEOUGH, Carol→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2007-05-15 · resigned 2020-03-03
MCGEOUGH, Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2001-01-16 · resigned 2021-05-28
THOMAS, Robert John→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-11-09 · resigned 2023-09-22
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-01-16 · resigned 2001-01-16
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Skipton Business Finance Skipton Business Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/05/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/11/2017 | 01/06/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 24/04/2007 | 10/03/2015 |
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Recent filings (92 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-05-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-02-17