PROUDFOOT WHOLESALE LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC566868 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£30.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £30,259
Cash YoY
+90%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
↑ 90% YoY
Net Worth
£30k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£11k£22k£32k£43k£54kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£32.7k£32.4k
Current assets£54.0k£45.1k
Cash£19.0k£10.0k
Debtors£35.1k£35.1k
Net assets£30.3k£20.1k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-02-23
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-03-21
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    address · AD01
  8. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-04
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As PROUDFOOT WHOLESALE LTD
  17. 2017-05-24
    ➕
    PROUDFOOT, Brian appointed
    director
  18. 2017-05-24
    ➕
    PROUDFOOT, Elliot appointed
    director

Owner dependency

94/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PROUDFOOT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Proudfoot
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

211 Cambuslang Road
Cambuslang
Glasgow
G72 7TS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PROUDFOOT, Brian→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-05-24
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Active
PROUDFOOT, Elliot→
director · ~34y · appointed 2017-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04