JOHN LANG TRANSPORT (BALMULLO) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC057787 · ltd · incorporated 1975-05-15
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 3 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-01-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-01➕LANG, John appointeddirector
- 2015-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1975-05-15🏢Company incorporatedAs JOHN LANG TRANSPORT (BALMULLO) LIMITED
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LANG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr John Lang Individual · British · DOB 04/1940 · age 86 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr John Lang Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Edenbank House
22 Crossgate
Cupar
Fife
KY15 5HH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
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Recent filings (88 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-04