SVS PRIVATE HIRE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC761961 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-13
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees3300

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-21
    RITCHIE, Brian resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-03-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SVS PRIVATE HIRE LTD
  8. 2023-03-13
    DORWARD, Ross Alexander appointed
    director
  9. 2023-03-13
    LIDDLE, Darren appointed
    director
  10. 2023-03-13
    RITCHIE, Brian appointed
    director
  11. 2023-03-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-26

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darren Liddle
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/03/2023
Mr Ross Alexander Dorward
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/03/2023
Mr Brian Ritchie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

59 Bonnygate
Cupar
KY15 4BY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-26OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DORWARD, Ross Alexander
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-03-13
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Active
LIDDLE, Darren
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-03-13
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Active
RITCHIE, Brian
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-03-13 · resigned 2026-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-13