SBM LOGISTICS LIMITED

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SC401490 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-10
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
£4.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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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 strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.0y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,840
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,690 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 69% YoY
Current Assets
£276k
↓ 5.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£58k£117k£175k£234k£292kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£22.9k£19.0k
Current assets£276.1k£292.2k
Net assets£4.8k£15.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-04-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-03-29
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  4. 2025-03-24
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  5. 2024-03-30
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  6. 2023-06-22
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-20
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2018-05-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bibby Factors Northeast Limited
  13. 2018-03-26
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-20
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    address · AD01
  15. 2017-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As SBM LOGISTICS LIMITED
  17. 2011-06-10
    ➕
    MURPHY, Siobhan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 15 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
Miss Siobhan Murphy
Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/04/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Siobhan Murphyceased 14/04/2026· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2011-06-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Loanhead Cottage
Cumbernauld
Glasgow
G67 4AF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MURPHY, Siobhan→
director · ~38y · appointed 2011-06-10
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Factors Northeast Limited
A registered charge—02/05/2018—
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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-16