PROFESSIONAL DIRECT LOGISTICS UK LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC314130 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-05
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-31
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  4. 2023-12-29
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  5. 2023-08-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-08-01
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    MACKAY, Ann resigned
    director
  7. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-11
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  10. 2019-10-25
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  11. 2018-12-07
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  12. 2017-12-18
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  13. 2016-12-12
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  14. 2016-12-06
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  15. 2016-10-11
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  16. 2016-04-22
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    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2016-04-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  18. 2016-03-01
    ➕
    LIDDELL, Lee-Ann Millar appointed
    secretary
  19. 2016-02-08
    ➕
    FORT, Franco appointed
    director
  20. 2015-12-31
    ➖
    CHRISTIE, Janice resigned
    secretary
  21. 2015-12-31
    ➖
    CHRISTIE, Robert resigned
    director
  22. 2007-01-05
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    Company incorporated
    As PROFESSIONAL DIRECT LOGISTICS UK LTD
  23. 2007-01-05
    ➕
    MACKAY, David appointed
    director
  24. 2007-01-05
    ➕
    CHRISTIE, Janice appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-01-05
    ➕
    CHRISTIE, Robert appointed
    director
  26. 2007-01-05
    ➕
    MACKAY, Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Mackay
Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Ann Mackayceased 18/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2007-01-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

5 Winchester Court
Winchester Avenue
Denny
FK6 6QR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

LIDDELL, Lee-Ann Millar→
secretary · appointed 2016-03-01
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Active
FORT, Franco→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-02-08
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Active
MACKAY, David→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-01-05
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Active
CHRISTIE, Janice→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-05 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned
CHRISTIE, Robert→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-01-05 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned
MACKAY, Ann→
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-01-05 · resigned 2023-08-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge—05/04/2016—
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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-14