KELLY TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC245137 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£83.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £83,676

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£84k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£110k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£22k£44k£66k£88k£110kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£83.7k£83.0k
Current assets£109.7k£98.2k
Net assets£83.7k£83.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-04-06
    ➕
    KELLY, Carol Jean appointed
    director
  6. 2025-04-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2025-04-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2003-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As KELLY TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2003-03-05
    ➕
    KELLY, Carol Jean appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-03-05
    ➕
    KELLY, Steven appointed
    director
  21. 2003-03-05
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-03-05
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

99/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KELLY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Kelly
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Carol Jean Kelly
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-03-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Unit 31, Coatbridge Business Centre
204 Main Street
Coatbridge
ML5 3RB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

KELLY, Carol Jean→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-05
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Active
KELLY, Carol Jean→
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-04-06
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Active
KELLY, Steven→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-03-05
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-05 · resigned 2003-03-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31