FERGUSON TRANSPORT (SPEAN BRIDGE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC156545 · ltd · incorporated 1995-03-13

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49200

Sector: Transportation & storage

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

49410Freight transport by road
50200SIC 50200

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

14 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 30.9y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 30.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (9 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

129 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 4 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 4 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 4 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH03
2026-02-03
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accounts · AA
2025-01-13
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accounts · AA
2024-03-06
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officers · AP01
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accounts · AA
2024-01-26
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officers · CH01
2024-01-01
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FERGUSON, Gillian Anne appointed
director
2024-01-01
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FERGUSON, Kevin Lee appointed
director
2024-01-01
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MACKINNON, Colin Martin Lewis appointed
director
2024-01-01
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OLIVER, Michael Joseph appointed
director
2023-09-21
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mortgage · MR01
2023-09-14
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Blarghour Wind Farm Limited
2023-03-03
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2023-01-10
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accounts · AA
2021-07-08
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Charge satisfied #10
2021-02-10
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2020-10-07
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Charge satisfied #11
2020-10-07
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Charge satisfied #9
2020-10-07
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Charge satisfied #7
2020-10-07
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Charge satisfied #6
2020-10-07
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-10-07
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-10-31
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Blarghour Wind Farm Limited
2016-05-06
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Highlands and Islands Enterprise
2016-02-19
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2013-04-04
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2013-04-02
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Charge satisfied #4
2011-08-10
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
2011-04-07
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2006-04-24
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2006-04-12
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2004-11-25
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FERGUSON, Anne Patilla resigned
director
2004-10-26
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INNES, Leslie Fiona appointed
director
2003-01-29
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
1997-03-13
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FERGUSON, Archibald resigned
director
1995-09-20
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1995-06-01
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1995-06-01
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1995-03-13
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Company incorporated
As FERGUSON TRANSPORT (SPEAN BRIDGE) LIMITED

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Owner dependency

88/100

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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FERGUSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 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

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

6 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alasdair John Ferguson Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Carol Anne Mackinnon Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr John Campbell Ferguson Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mrs Leslie Fiona Innes Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1995-03-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49200 — SIC 49200

Registered office

Integrated Freight Facility Annat

Corpach

Fort William

Inverness-Shire

PH33 7NN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-17

Last: 2026-03-03