MACDONALD TRANSPORT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC365097 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-04
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 Sept 2023
Net worth
£-24.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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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 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £24,937

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
-£25k
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-09-30
Total assets£8.1k
Current assets£18.5k
Cash£3.5k
Net assets£-24.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-06-29
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  3. 2023-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-25
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    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-05-09
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    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-02-24
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-08
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-02
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  10. 2018-03-26
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  11. 2017-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-08
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    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2016-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-26
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  15. 2015-06-24
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-06-10
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    MACDONALD, Colin Martin appointed
    director
  17. 2013-06-10
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    CLARK, Charles Stewart resigned
    director
  18. 2009-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As MACDONALD TRANSPORT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  19. 2009-09-04
    ➕
    CLARK, Charles Stewart appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "MACDONALD" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Martin Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2009-09-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Greenfield Complex
Greenfield Street
Alloa
Clackmannanshire
FK10 2AL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MACDONALD, Colin Martin→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-06-10
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Active
CLARK, Charles Stewart→
director · ~83y · appointed 2009-09-04 · resigned 2013-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-25