DBD LOGISTICS LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC629565 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-07

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 · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

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 May 2025

Net worth

£71.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 53201

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 73/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.2y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 6.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

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

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £71,563

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£72k

↑ 8.4% YoY

Current Assets

£209k

↓ 25% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£71.6k	£77.2k
Current assets	£209.2k	£278.9k
Net assets	£71.6k	£66.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 confirmation-statement
• 1 gazette
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-02-17
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-07-22
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-10
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-03-11
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-18
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-10
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-10-18
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-10-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
2021-09-22
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-09-22
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Charge satisfied #1
2021-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-27
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-05-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) LTD
2019-05-07
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Company incorporated
As DBD LOGISTICS LTD
2019-05-07
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SMITH, David William appointed
director

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 7 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 David William Smith Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	07/05/2019

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

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CARNTYNE TRANSPORT COMPANY LIMITED→ SC032077 · est 1957	£18.37M £13.78M–£22.96M	—	—	342	69y	88	89y
STEDER GROUP (UK) LIMITED→ SC514277 · est 2015	£13.09M £9.82M–£16.37M	—	—	64	10y	85	59y
TBR GLOBAL LIMITED→ SC466687 · est 2014	£7.53M £5.65M–£9.42M	—	—	23	12y	83	63y
ACCIDON'T LIMITED→ SC196265 · est 1999	£1.85M £1.38M–£2.31M	—	—	8	27y	82	61y
AIR CHARTER SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC303971 · est 2006	—	—	£574.2k	—	20y	83	65y
B & G CONTRACTS LIMITED→ SC254571 · est 2003	—	—	£600.0k	—	22y	83	71y
GARELOCHHEAD MINIBUSES & COACHES LTD.→ SC203633 · est 2000	—	—	—	3400	26y	83	60y
ABBEY COACHES LTD.→ SC215576 · est 2001	—	—	—	2200	25y	82	73y
AMS SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC312105 · est 2006	—	—	—	1100	19y	82	78y
AVIATION WEST LIMITED→ SC130129 · est 1991	—	—	£74.5k	—	35y	82	73y
AVONDALE 2 LIMITED→ SC210715 · est 2000	—	—	£47.6k	—	25y	82	66y
COLIN DIVENS (STEPPS) LIMITED→ SC124089 · est 1990	—	—	£201.1k	—	36y	82	81y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2019-05-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC53201 — SIC 53201

Registered office

Flat 1/2 78 Craigton Road

Glasgow

G51 3RA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-20

Last: 2026-05-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SMITH, David William→

director · ~44y · appointed 2019-05-07

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Active

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Bibby Financial Services Bibby Factors Scotland Limited	A registered charge	—	08/10/2021	—
	satisfied	Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) LTD	A registered charge	—	08/05/2020	22/09/2021

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-07-01

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2026-02-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-02-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-16

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2025-08-07

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-07-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-05-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-05-06

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-05-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-05-04

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

address · AD01

2025-05-04

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2025-04-10

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-03-11

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-01-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-17