JAMES DAVIES (SCOTLAND) LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC232603 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-11

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£-25.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £25,488

Net assets shrinking

Down £62,414 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£25k

↓ 169% YoY

Current Assets

£23k

↓ 28% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£-4.9k	£36.9k
Current assets	£22.7k	£31.4k
Cash	—	£16.7k
Debtors	—	£14.7k
Net assets	£-25.5k	£36.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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accounts · AA
2024-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-09
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accounts · AA
2019-09-23
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accounts · AA
2018-09-14
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accounts · AA
2017-08-22
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accounts · AA
2016-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-14
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annual-return · AR01
2016-06-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-06-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-05-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-06-11
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-01-10
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DAVIES, James Sidney appointed
secretary
2013-01-10
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BAIN, James Leslie resigned
secretary
2002-06-21
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DAVIES, James Sidney appointed
director
2002-06-21
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BAIN, James Leslie appointed
secretary
2002-06-11
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Company incorporated
As JAMES DAVIES (SCOTLAND) LTD.
2002-06-11
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-06-11
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
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2002-06-11
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
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2002-06-11
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
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2002-06-11
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-06-11
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DAVIES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Sidney Davies Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	11/06/2017

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

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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7 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

Incorporated2002-06-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Meadowbank Cottage

Limerigg

Falkirk

Central

FK1 3BZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-25

Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DAVIES, James Sidney→

secretary · appointed 2013-01-10

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Active

DAVIES, James Sidney→

director · ~60y · appointed 2002-06-21

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Active

BAIN, James Leslie→

secretary · appointed 2002-06-21 · resigned 2013-01-10

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-11 · resigned 2002-06-11

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-11 · resigned 2002-06-11

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-11 · resigned 2002-06-11

Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-02-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-13