KANDOO SCOTLAND LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC437883 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-29

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

£-6.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £6,302

Cash YoY

+40%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£3k

↑ 40% YoY

Net Worth

-£6k

↑ 44% YoY

Current Assets

£5k

↑ 20% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£-6.3k	£2.9k
Current assets	£4.8k	£4.0k
Cash	£2.9k	£2.1k
Debtors	£1.9k	£1.9k
Net assets	£-6.3k	£-11.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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officers · TM01
2025-12-15
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O'NEILL, Elaine resigned
director
2025-08-18
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accounts · AA
2024-08-27
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2023-08-19
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2022-11-29
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accounts · AA
2021-11-30
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accounts · AA
2020-11-30
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accounts · AA
2019-06-15
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accounts · AA
2018-05-25
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officers · AP01
2018-05-14
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2018-05-14
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2018-04-06
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O'NEILL, Elaine appointed
director
2018-01-15
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accounts · AA
2017-12-06
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2017-12-06
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2017-03-08
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2012-11-29
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Company incorporated
As KANDOO SCOTLAND LTD
2012-11-29
➕
O'NEILL, James appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James O'Neill Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr James O'Neillceased 29/11/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr James O'Neillceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Similar companies

Active · Transport & logistics · FK postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
MIDLAND BLUEBIRD LIMITED→ SC016923 · est 1932	£7.30M £5.47M–£9.12M	£25.59M	—	28800	93y	97	63y
JBP TRANSPORT LIMITED→ SC108240 · est 1987	—	—	£1.41M	—	38y	83	84y
A A K HAULAGE LIMITED→ SC237856 · est 2002	—	—	—	200	23y	82	61y
ARTIC TRAILER SERVICES (FALKIRK) LIMITED→ SC051346 · est 1972 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	53y	82	68y
CALEDONIAN FREIGHT LIMITED→ SC084213 · est 1983	—	—	£570.7k	—	42y	82	69y
ECOSSE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC044163 · est 1966	—	—	£4.61M	—	59y	82	91y
HUNTER TRANSPORT LTD.→ SC324530 · est 2007	—	—	£153.1k	—	19y	82	61y
IMB TRANSPORT LTD.→ SC375046 · est 2010	—	—	—	22	16y	82	59y
MCCLENAGHAN OF SLAMANNAN LTD.→ SC223696 · est 2001	—	—	£1.20M	—	24y	82	71y
MILLAR INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT LIMITED→ SC126477 · est 1990	—	—	£390.4k	—	35y	82	61y
MORRISON HORNER TRANSPORT LTD.→ SC188481 · est 1998	—	—	—	52	27y	82	59y
PROFESSIONAL DIRECT LOGISTICS UK LTD→ SC314130 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	82	71y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-11-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

65 Union Place

Brightons

Falkirk

FK2 0FG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-18

Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

O'NEILL, James→

director · ~66y · appointed 2012-11-29

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Active

O'NEILL, Elaine→

director · ~60y · appointed 2018-04-06 · resigned 2025-12-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-08-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-08-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-11-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-11-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-01-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-11-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-12-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2019-06-15