IMB TRANSPORT LTD.

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SC375046 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-17
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
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 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.9y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
50 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£51k£103k£154k£205k£257kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets—£107.6k
Current assets—£256.7k
Cash—£276
Debtors—£256.4k
Net assets—£79.9k
Average employees22—

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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  2. 2026-01-16
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  3. 2025-10-24
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  4. 2025-03-14
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  5. 2024-03-27
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  6. 2023-06-28
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  7. 2022-08-22
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  8. 2022-08-22
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  9. 2022-08-22
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  10. 2022-08-22
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  11. 2022-06-29
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  12. 2021-09-29
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  13. 2021-06-30
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  14. 2020-06-26
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  15. 2019-03-26
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  16. 2018-07-09
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  17. 2018-07-09
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  18. 2011-06-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2010-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As IMB TRANSPORT LTD.
  20. 2010-03-17
    ➕
    BELL, Helen Samantha appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-03-17
    ➕
    BELL, Iain Mcmillan appointed
    director
  22. 2010-03-17
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    secretary
  23. 2010-03-17
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    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    secretary
  24. 2010-03-17
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    director
  25. 2010-03-17
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    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    director
  26. 2010-03-17
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    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  27. 2010-03-17
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    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 Iain Mcmillan Bell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2010-03-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

2 Melville Street
Falkirk
Stirlingshire
FK1 1HZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BELL, Helen Samantha→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-17
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Active
BELL, Iain Mcmillan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-03-17
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Active
TRAINER, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-17 · resigned 2010-03-17
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-03-17 · resigned 2010-03-17
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-03-17 · resigned 2010-03-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property14/06/2011—
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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29