JBP TRANSPORT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC108240 · ltd · incorporated 1987-12-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.41M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 35.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,409,151
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£275k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
↑ 7.5% YoY
Current Assets
£581k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£282k£564k£845k£1.1m£1.4mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.78M£1.64M
Current assets£581.4k£840.2k
Cash£275.0k£422.6k
Debtors£301.7k£408.4k
Net assets£1.41M£1.31M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-19
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  3. 2023-12-07
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  4. 2023-12-07
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  5. 2023-12-05
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    PATERSON, Gareth William appointed
    director
  6. 2022-12-12
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  7. 2021-12-22
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  8. 2020-12-17
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    address · AD01
  9. 2020-11-12
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  10. 2019-12-18
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  11. 2019-01-03
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  12. 2019-01-03
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  13. 2018-12-19
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  14. 2017-12-21
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  15. 2017-01-06
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  16. 2016-02-15
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  17. 1996-06-01
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    PATERSON, Joseph Brian appointed
    director
  18. 1990-08-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 1990-08-13
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    PATERSON, Joseph Brian resigned
    secretary
  20. 1990-07-30
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    PATERSON, Gregor Joseph appointed
    director
  21. 1990-07-30
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    PATERSON, Joseph Brian resigned
    director
  22. 1987-12-11
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    Company incorporated
    As JBP TRANSPORT LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PATERSON, Gareth William (same surname) appointed 2023-12-05. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gareth William Paterson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016
Mr Gregor Joseph Paterson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1987-12-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

19 Walker Terrace
Tillicoultry
FK13 6EF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

PATERSON, Janet Catherine Wallace→
secretary
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Active
PATERSON, Gareth William→
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-12-05
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Active
PATERSON, Gregor Joseph→
director · ~60y · appointed 1990-07-30
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Active
PATERSON, Janet Catherine Wallace→
director · ~83y
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Active
PATERSON, Joseph Brian→
director · ~84y · appointed 1996-06-01
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Active
PATERSON, Joseph Brian→
secretary · resigned 1990-08-13
Resigned
PATERSON, Joseph Brian→
director · ~84y · resigned 1990-07-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property14/08/1990—
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Recent filings (96 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-21