CCL LOGISTICS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC199192 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-24
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 26.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £827,593
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £827.6k | £918.8k |
| Average employees | 5800 | 5600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-02🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2025-08-02🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2025-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-29➕LEES, Clare Melissa appointeddirector
- 2025-07-29➖COCKBURN, David Richard resigneddirector
- 2025-06-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-06-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-06-12🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
- 2025-06-11🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-07-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-03-14🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2017-03-14🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2017-03-14🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-01-30➖LOUDON, Alison Jane Bruce resigneddirector
- 2016-11-17🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2016-11-11🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2016-07-27➕COCKBURN, David Richard appointeddirector
- 2014-02-06➖LYON, John resigneddirector
- 2009-09-25➕LYON, John appointeddirector
- 2009-07-16🔒Charge registered #4Lender: West of Scotland Loan Fund Limited
- 2009-02-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2008-02-27➕LOUDON, Alison Jane Bruce appointeddirector
- 2008-02-21🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2003-09-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Cattles Invoice Finance Limited
- 1999-11-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1999-10-31➕BASTOCK, Debbie appointedsecretary
- 1999-10-31➕BASTOCK, Callum Niven appointeddirector
- 1999-08-24🏢Company incorporatedAs CCL LOGISTICS LTD
- 1999-08-24➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-08-24➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-08-24➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-08-24➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 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 ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Ccl Uk Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ccl Uk Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CCL LOGISTICS LTD
This company · SC199192
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ccl Uk Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ccl Global Enterprises Ltdceased 24/10/2016· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| CULZEAN TRANSPORT (AYRSHIRE) LTD→ SC455989 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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| CUMNOCK TAXIS LIMITED→ SC860826 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D&K HAULAGE LTD→ SC857708 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-08-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities
Registered office
27 Burnside Place
Troon
Ayrshire
KA10 6LZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
Active
BASTOCK, Callum Niven→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1999-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEES, Clare Melissa→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-24 · resigned 1999-08-24
COCKBURN, David Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2016-07-27 · resigned 2025-07-29
LOUDON, Alison Jane Bruce→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2008-02-27 · resigned 2017-01-30
LYON, John→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2009-09-25 · resigned 2014-02-06
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-08-24 · resigned 1999-08-24
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited | A registered charge | — | 12/06/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 11/06/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/11/2016 | 02/08/2025 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 11/11/2016 | 02/08/2025 | |
| satisfied | West of Scotland Loan Fund West of Scotland Loan Fund Limited | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 16/07/2009 | 14/03/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 21/02/2008 | 14/03/2017 | |
| satisfied | Cattles Invoice Finance Cattles Invoice Finance Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 03/09/2003 | 14/03/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 12/11/1999 | 04/02/2009 |
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Recent filings (97 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-05-11