YARD DIRECT LIMITED

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SC446491 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£57.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.4y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
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
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £57,250
Cash YoY
+85%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£284k
↑ 85% YoY
Net Worth
£57k
↑ 359% YoY
Current Assets
£656k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£22k£113k£249k£385k£520k£656kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£57.3k£-22.1k
Current assets£655.6k£437.7k
Cash£284.3k£153.6k
Debtors£296.7k£225.5k
Net assets£57.3k£-22.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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  2. 2024-12-02
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  3. 2023-12-11
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  4. 2022-11-08
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  5. 2021-12-23
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  6. 2020-12-21
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  7. 2020-01-17
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    accounts · AA01
  8. 2019-10-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2019-10-04
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2019-10-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-10-04
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    address · AD01
  12. 2019-10-02
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-10-02
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-09-26
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    MILLER, Peter Stewart appointed
    director
  15. 2019-09-26
    ➖
    CAREY, Bronagh resigned
    director
  16. 2019-09-26
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    MCLELLAND, Kenneth Charles Stuart resigned
    director
  17. 2019-06-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-04-24
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  19. 2019-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2018-12-31
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    SOPHROSYNE VENTURES LLP resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2018-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-01-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2013-06-18
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    SOPHROSYNE VENTURES LLP appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2013-05-22
    ➕
    CAREY, Bronagh appointed
    director
  25. 2013-05-22
    ➖
    DEANE, David William resigned
    director
  26. 2013-05-22
    ➕
    MCLELLAND, Kenneth Charles Stuart appointed
    director
  27. 2013-04-02
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    Company incorporated
    As YARD DIRECT LIMITED
  28. 2013-04-02
    ➕
    DEANE, David William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Webster Building Supplies Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Webster Building Supplies Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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YARD DIRECT LIMITED
This company · SC446491

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Webster Building Supplies Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/09/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kenneth Charles Stuart Mclellandceased 26/09/2019· 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
Incorporated2013-04-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130

Registered office

5 Campsie Road
Kirkintilloch
G66 1SL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MILLER, Peter Stewart→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAREY, Bronagh→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-05-22 · resigned 2019-09-26
Resigned
DEANE, David William→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-04-02 · resigned 2013-05-22
Resigned
MCLELLAND, Kenneth Charles Stuart→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-05-22 · resigned 2019-09-26
Resigned
SOPHROSYNE VENTURES LLP→
corporate-director · appointed 2013-06-18 · resigned 2018-12-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property03/01/2017—
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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-01-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2019-10-04