I J S TRANSPORT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC516311 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-23
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
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 79/100 (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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-19
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-11-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-11-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-11-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-11-21
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    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-14
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-08
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2015-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As I J S TRANSPORT LIMITED
  18. 2015-09-23
    ➕
    SHARPE, Brian Sutherland appointed
    director
  19. 2015-09-23
    ➕
    SHARPE, Jacqueline appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Sutherland Sharpe
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/07/2016
Mrs Jacqueline Sharpe
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

12 Lily Bank
Inverness
IV2 6EB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SHARPE, Brian Sutherland→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-09-23
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SHARPE, Jacqueline→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-09-23
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19