PAISLEY COURIERS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC675222 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-23
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 2024
Net worth
£51.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 0.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £51,623
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£52k
↑ 135% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £51.6k | £22.0k |
| Current assets | — | £3.1k |
| Cash | — | £3.1k |
| Net assets | £51.6k | £22.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bruce Finance Limited
- 2025-07-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bruce Finance Limited
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08➕WARD, Mark Ross appointeddirector
- 2023-11-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-02➖DE MAGALHAES, Rita De Cassia Jeronimo resigneddirector
- 2021-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-18➕MILLAR, Yvonne appointeddirector
- 2021-08-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-25➕DE MAGALHAES, Rita De Cassia Jeronimo appointeddirector
- 2021-05-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-18➖WARD, Mark Ross resigneddirector
- 2021-05-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs PAISLEY COURIERS LIMITED
- 2020-09-23➕WARD, Mark Ross appointeddirector
- 2020-09-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Yvonne Millar Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 01/02/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Mark Ross Wardceased 01/02/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT WYLLIE LTD→ SC868652 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCOTTY TOURS LIMITED→ SC456458 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| SOKO TRANS LTD→ SC547854 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| SPEEDY VAN REMOVALS LTD→ SC865658 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPENCER JAMES LOGISTICS LTD→ SC687417 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| SPIERS2005 LOGISTICS LTD→ SC852604 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SQ FT SELF STORAGE LTD→ SC744322 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| SRN LOGISTICS LIMITED→ SC736380 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| SRX LOGISTICS LTD→ SC877199 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STANNAGE DELIVERIES LIMITED→ SC851317 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STASH RECOVERY LTD→ SC817711 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities
Registered office
Unit 10a Biggar Road
Cleland
Motherwell
ML1 5PB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
MILLAR, Yvonne→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARD, Mark Ross→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DE MAGALHAES, Rita De Cassia Jeronimo→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-05-25 · resigned 2021-11-02
WARD, Mark Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-09-23 · resigned 2021-05-18
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bruce Finance Bruce Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/08/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Bruce Finance Bruce Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/07/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02