BIGDAWG TRANSPORT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC425644 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-06
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£20.2k
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -53% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 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
55
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,188
Cash draining
Cash down 53% YoY
Cash YoY
-53%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↓ 53% YoY
Net Worth
£20k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£18k£27k£36k£45kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£20.2k£27.3k
Current assets£35.6k£45.3k
Cash£9.3k£19.7k
Net assets£20.2k£17.4k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-06
    ALLAN, Margaret Paterson resigned
    director
  3. 2025-06-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-06-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-04-14
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    address · AD01
  6. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-23
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-04
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-22
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-31
    TAGGART, Kevin James appointed
    director
  16. 2016-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-03-30
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  19. 2012-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BIGDAWG TRANSPORT LIMITED
  20. 2012-06-06
    ALLAN, Margaret Paterson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Kevin James Taggart
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Margaret Paterson Allanceased 06/06/2025· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2012-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

49b West Main Street
Broxburn
EH52 5RL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TAGGART, Kevin James
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-07-31
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Active
ALLAN, Margaret Paterson
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-06-06 · resigned 2025-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15