MJB TRANSPORT SCOTLAND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC599912 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-13
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-5.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
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 69/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,054
Cash YoY
+217750%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
↑ 217750% YoY
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
Current Liabilities
-£5k-£1k£2k£6k£9k£13kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-5.1k£-3.2k
Current assets£13.1k
Cash£13.1k£6
Debtors£56
Net assets£-5.1k£-3.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-25
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-07-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-07-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-07-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As MJB TRANSPORT SCOTLAND LIMITED
  15. 2018-06-13
    BROWN, Malcolm Findlay appointed
    director
  16. 2018-06-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-07-25: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Malcolm Findlay Brown
Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/06/2018

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
Incorporated2018-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

5 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BROWN, Malcolm Findlay
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-06-13
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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16