MCSHANNON HAULAGE LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC604529 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-06

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.

Why now

Window steady · medium confidence

Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Filings: 20 → 22

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Filings: 20 → 22

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£171.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

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 71/100 (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: high (85/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

22 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £171,829

Net assets shrinking

Down £32,528 YoY

Cash YoY

+5%

Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£159k

↑ 5.2% YoY

Net Worth

£172k

↓ 16% YoY

Current Assets

£160k

↓ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£308.0k	£369.3k	£314.8k
Current assets	£159.9k	£196.0k	£148.8k
Cash	£159.4k	£151.6k	£100.5k
Debtors	£478	£44.4k	£48.3k
Net assets	£171.8k	£204.4k	£146.8k

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand

2026-04-29
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accounts · AA
2025-04-28
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accounts · AA
2024-05-30
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accounts · AA
2023-05-30
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accounts · AA
2022-08-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-01-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-01-07
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officers · CH01
2020-01-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-08-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-08-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-08-06
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Company incorporated
As MCSHANNON HAULAGE LTD
2018-08-06
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MCSHANNON, Mark William David appointed
director
2018-08-06
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100

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 "MCSHANNON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark William David Mcshannon Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/08/2018

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Similar companies

Active · Transport & logistics · FK postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
MIDLAND BLUEBIRD LIMITED→ SC016923 · est 1932	£7.30M £5.47M–£9.12M	£25.59M	—	28800	93y	97	63y
JBP TRANSPORT LIMITED→ SC108240 · est 1987	—	—	£1.41M	—	38y	83	84y
A A K HAULAGE LIMITED→ SC237856 · est 2002	—	—	—	200	23y	82	61y
ARTIC TRAILER SERVICES (FALKIRK) LIMITED→ SC051346 · est 1972 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	53y	82	68y
CALEDONIAN FREIGHT LIMITED→ SC084213 · est 1983	—	—	£570.7k	—	42y	82	69y
ECOSSE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC044163 · est 1966	—	—	£4.61M	—	59y	82	91y
HUNTER TRANSPORT LTD.→ SC324530 · est 2007	—	—	£153.1k	—	19y	82	61y
IMB TRANSPORT LTD.→ SC375046 · est 2010	—	—	—	22	16y	82	59y
MCCLENAGHAN OF SLAMANNAN LTD.→ SC223696 · est 2001	—	—	£1.20M	—	24y	82	71y
MILLAR INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT LIMITED→ SC126477 · est 1990	—	—	£390.4k	—	35y	82	61y
MORRISON HORNER TRANSPORT LTD.→ SC188481 · est 1998	—	—	—	52	27y	82	59y
PROFESSIONAL DIRECT LOGISTICS UK LTD→ SC314130 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	82	71y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2018-08-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Dunmore Villa

Dunmore

Falkirk

FK2 8LY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-08-04

Last: 2026-07-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCSHANNON, Mark William David→

director · ~45y · appointed 2018-08-06

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Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-07-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-08-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-05-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2021-03-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-10-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2020-07-07