FIVE STAR VEHICLE DELIVERIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC335613 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-21
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£279.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.3y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 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 £279,484
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,684 YoY
Cash YoY
-38%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£121k
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£279k
↓ 3.7% YoY
Current Assets
£278k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£71k£142k£213k£283k£354kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£303.4k£379.5k
Current assets£278.4k£354.3k
Cash£120.9k£196.3k
Debtors£157.4k£158.0k
Net assets£279.5k£290.2k

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 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-16
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    MASON, John Alexander appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-04
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    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2025-12-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2025-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-17
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-13
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  9. 2022-02-04
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  10. 2021-07-23
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  11. 2020-12-21
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  12. 2019-09-30
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  13. 2018-09-13
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  14. 2017-09-28
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  15. 2016-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-10
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    GIBB, Joanne resigned
    director
  17. 2016-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2014-12-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  19. 2012-03-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2007-12-21
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    Company incorporated
    As FIVE STAR VEHICLE DELIVERIES LIMITED
  21. 2007-12-21
    ➕
    GIBB, James appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-12-21
    ➕
    GIBB, James appointed
    director
  23. 2007-12-21
    ➕
    GIBB, Joanne appointed
    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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Gibb
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-12-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Meiklewood Business Park
Kilmarnock
KA3 6AG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-12
Last: 2026-05-29

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

GIBB, James→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-21
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Active
GIBB, James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-12-21
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Active
MASON, John Alexander→
director · ~45y · appointed 2026-03-16
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Active
GIBB, Joanne→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-12-21 · resigned 2016-06-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge—17/12/2014—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property01/03/201204/12/2025
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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17