CDL VEHICLE INFORMATION SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC264444 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-05

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

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (8 active, 19 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

89 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Average employees	0	0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2025-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
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officers · AP01
2025-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-24
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PICKERING, Adam appointed
director
2025-03-24
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TRUEMAN, Robert James appointed
director
2024-09-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-30
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ROBINSON, Frank resigned
director
2024-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-11
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-12-14
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-12-01
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CDL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2020-12-01
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HOGG, Thomas Harland resigned
director
2020-12-01
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JOHNSON, Gary Arthur resigned
director
2020-12-01
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JOHNSON, Melissa Fiona resigned
director
2020-12-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-01
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officers · AP02
2020-10-01
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ALDRED, Steven appointed
secretary
2020-10-01
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JOHNSON, Melissa Fiona resigned
secretary
2020-10-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-10-01
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-07-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-01-11
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LEE, Andrew resigned
director
2018-10-29
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LEE, Andrew appointed
director
2016-10-31
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ROBINSON, Frank appointed
director
2016-01-11
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LARKHAM, Lawrence Peter resigned
director
2014-10-01
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ALDRED, Steven appointed
director
2014-10-01
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BISHOP, Stuart appointed
director
2014-10-01
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PHILLIPS, Nigel Christopher appointed
director
2014-10-01
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WORMLEIGHTON, Andrew appointed
director
2014-10-01
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LARKHAM, Lawrence Peter appointed
director
2013-01-01
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JOHNSON, Gary Arthur appointed
director
2005-02-23
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JOHNSON, Melissa Fiona appointed
secretary
2005-02-23
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PURPLE VENTURE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-02-23
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HOGG, Thomas Harland appointed
director
2005-02-23
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JOHNSON, Melissa Fiona appointed
director
2005-02-23
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POWELL, Roger Geoffrey resigned
director
2004-03-19
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PURPLE VENTURE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-03-09
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POWELL, Roger Geoffrey appointed
director
2004-03-08
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-08
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DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-03-05
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Company incorporated
As CDL VEHICLE INFORMATION SERVICES LIMITED
2004-03-05
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-05
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DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Melissa Fiona Johnson Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	11/01/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Thomas Harland Hoggceased 11/01/2023· significant influence · trust interest

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-03-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 George Square, Castle Brae

Dunfermline

Fife

KY11 8QF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-15

Last: 2026-03-01