CUBE VEHICLE RENTALS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC760287 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-27
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

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced Carrier
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-262024-02-26

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-26
    MCDONALD, Barry Robert resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-01-13
    MCDONALD, Barry Robert appointed
    director
  6. 2024-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-09-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-09-01
    MCLEISH, Kayleigh resigned
    director
  10. 2024-09-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-10-19
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2023-02-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CUBE VEHICLE RENTALS LIMITED
  13. 2023-02-27
    CONNELL, Alan appointed
    director
  14. 2023-02-27
    MCLEISH, Kayleigh appointed
    director
  15. 2023-02-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Connell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/02/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Kayleigh Mcleishceased 02/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-02-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC53202 — Unlicenced Carrier

Registered office

Grove House Kilmartin Place
Uddingston
Glasgow
G71 5PH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CONNELL, Alan
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-02-27
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Active
MCDONALD, Barry Robert
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-01-13 · resigned 2025-09-26
Resigned
MCLEISH, Kayleigh
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-02-27 · resigned 2024-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-27