Y.A.S COURIER'S LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC771333 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-01
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed transport with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,449

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£1.4k
Current assets£2.6k
Net assets£1.4k

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 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-01-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-01-12
    RAE, Gavin David resigned
    director
  6. 2023-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As Y.A.S COURIER'S LIMITED
  7. 2023-06-01
    YOUNG, Andrew Daniel appointed
    director
  8. 2023-06-01
    RAE, Gavin David appointed
    director
  9. 2023-06-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.
  • +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Daniel Young
Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/06/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gavin David Raeceased 24/11/2023· 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
Incorporated2023-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

58 Ben Ledi Crescent
Cumbernauld
Glasgow
G68 9NG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

YOUNG, Andrew Daniel
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-06-01
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Active
RAE, Gavin David
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-06-01 · resigned 2024-01-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (7 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-01