DORIC LOGISTICS LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC413964 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-05

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Average employees	2	2

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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2026-01-08
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2025-12-22
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2024-09-06
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2023-10-13
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accounts · AA
2023-09-25
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2023-09-25
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
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accounts · AA
2020-09-15
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accounts · AA
2019-11-05
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2018-11-05
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2017-11-21
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2016-12-06
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2016-01-08
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2012-01-05
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Company incorporated
As DORIC LOGISTICS LTD.
2012-01-05
➕
CARDNO, Vivien Jane West appointed
secretary
2012-01-05
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CARDNO, Eric appointed
director
2012-01-05
➕
CARDNO, Vivien Jane West appointed
director

Owner dependency

81/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Eric Cardno Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Vivien Jane West Cardno Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2012-01-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

22 Derbyhall Avenue

Fraserburgh

AB43 9QG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-12

Last: 2025-12-29

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CARDNO, Vivien Jane West→

secretary · appointed 2012-01-05

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Active

CARDNO, Eric→

director · ~68y · appointed 2012-01-05

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CARDNO, Vivien Jane West→

director · ~64y · appointed 2012-01-05

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-04-28

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-01-08

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-09-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-10-13

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-09-25

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-09-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-07-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-08-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-01-19