MATTHEW'S COURIER SERVICES LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £13 |
| Current assets | £2 |
| Cash | £1 |
| Debtors | £0 |
| Net assets | £2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 2 gazette
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20➖BRAND, Charley resigneddirector
- 2026-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs MATTHEW'S COURIER SERVICES LTD
- 2024-09-06➕MCDOUGALL, Matthew Andrew, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2024-09-06➕BRAND, Charley appointeddirector
- 2024-09-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Matthew Andrew Mcdougall Individual · British · DOB 05/2003 · age 23 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/09/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Charley Brandceased 20/03/2026· 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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Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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