GORDON TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC422256 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£804.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45190
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45200SIC 45200
- 49410Freight transport by road
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £804,044
Cash YoY
+36%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£550k
↑ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£804k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £899.8k | £815.4k |
| Current assets | £1.01M | £985.0k |
| Cash | £549.5k | £404.2k |
| Debtors | £416.4k | £536.0k |
| Net assets | £804.0k | £695.7k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-24📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-14➕MCWHIRTER, Alasdair Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-01➖FAIRLIE, Stuart Ronald resigneddirector
- 2021-04-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-02-01➕FAIRLIE, Stuart Ronald appointeddirector
- 2016-04-25➖GORDON, Laura Blyth resigneddirector
- 2012-05-16➕GORDON, Laura Blyth appointeddirector
- 2012-04-19🏢Company incorporatedAs GORDON TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2012-04-19➕GORDON, John appointeddirector
- 2012-04-19➕GORDON, Stuart James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GORDON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo 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 Stuart James Gordon Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/02/2026 |
Mrs Eleanor Millar Gordon Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/11/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Gordonceased 25/02/2026· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mr Stuart James Gordonceased 23/01/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190
Registered office
Schawkirk Garage
Stair
Ayrshire
KA5 5JA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
GORDON, John→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2012-04-19
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GORDON, Stuart James→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2012-04-19
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MCWHIRTER, Alasdair Robert→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-06-14
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FAIRLIE, Stuart Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2017-02-01 · resigned 2021-06-01
GORDON, Laura Blyth→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2012-05-16 · resigned 2016-04-25
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Recent filings (49 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-24
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-02