MACASKILL TRANSPORT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC503703 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-20

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

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

Last 90 days

filings

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

Last 180 days

filings

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

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-04-26
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MACASKILL, Donald resigned
director
2026-04-26
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MACASKILL, Finlay Norman Robert resigned
director
2026-04-26
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Company incorporated
As MACASKILL TRANSPORT LIMITED
2015-04-20
➕
MACASKILL, David Finlay appointed
director
2015-04-20
➕
MACASKILL, Donald appointed
director
2015-04-20
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MACASKILL, Finlay Norman Robert 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACASKILL" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

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.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MACASKILL, Donald resigned 2026-04-26; MACASKILL, Finlay Norman Robert resigned 2026-04-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Finlay Macaskill Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1994 · age 32	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/04/2017

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Finlay Norman Robert Macaskillceased 26/04/2026· significant influence
Mr Donald Macaskillceased 26/04/2026· significant influence

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

Incorporated2015-04-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Tullich Farm

Glenlochay

Killin

Perthshire

FK21 8UA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-04

Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MACASKILL, David Finlay→

director · ~32y · appointed 2015-04-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MACASKILL, Donald→

director · ~35y · appointed 2015-04-20 · resigned 2026-04-26

Resigned

MACASKILL, Finlay Norman Robert→

director · ~65y · appointed 2015-04-20 · resigned 2026-04-26

Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-26

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-04-26

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-04-26

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

officers · TM01

2026-04-26

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

officers · TM01

2026-04-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-04-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-03-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-05-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-02-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-04