NOLAN COURIER SERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC675103 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-22
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£242
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £242
Net assets shrinking
Down £667 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£242
↓ 73% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.0k | £909 |
| Current assets | £25.0k | £18.9k |
| Net assets | £242 | £909 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-26➕NOLAN, Lauren appointeddirector
- 2020-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs NOLAN COURIER SERVICES LTD
- 2020-09-22➕NOLAN, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-09-22➕NOLAN, Susan appointeddirector
- 2020-09-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NOLAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Nolan Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/09/2020 |
Mrs Susan Nolan Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/09/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
28-30 North Street
Dalry
Ayrshire
KA24 5DW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
NOLAN, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NOLAN, Lauren→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2021-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NOLAN, Susan→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (12 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-09-22