LOCHMABEN TRANSPORT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC268834 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-04

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 21.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 21.7y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 21.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	1700	1600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 signals 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 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-01-28
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accounts · AA
2025-05-27
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officers · CH01
2025-05-27
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officers · CH01
2025-05-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-27
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officers · CH03
2025-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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accounts · AA
2021-12-03
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accounts · AA
2020-11-14
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accounts · AA
2020-06-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-06-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-12-09
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accounts · AA
2019-02-20
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address · AD01
2019-01-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-04-12
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2017-03-14
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WALKER, Robert James resigned
director
2008-10-27
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Charge satisfied #1
2004-08-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2004-06-04
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Company incorporated
As LOCHMABEN TRANSPORT LIMITED
2004-06-04
➕
WALKER, Caroline Mary appointed
secretary
2004-06-04
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WALKER, Caroline Mary appointed
director
2004-06-04
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WALKER, Steven William appointed
director
2004-06-04
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-06-04
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-06-04
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WALKER, Robert James appointed
director
2004-06-04
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-06-04
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Steven William Walker Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Miss Caroline Mary Walker Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Robert James Walkerceased 31/05/2018· significant influence

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

Incorporated2004-06-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Hangingshaw

Dinwoodie

Lockerbie

DG11 2SL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-09

Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

WALKER, Caroline Mary→

secretary · appointed 2004-06-04

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Active

WALKER, Caroline Mary→

director · ~57y · appointed 2004-06-04

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Active

WALKER, Steven William→

director · ~51y · appointed 2004-06-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-04 · resigned 2004-06-04

Resigned

WALKER, Robert James→

director · ~86y · appointed 2004-06-04 · resigned 2017-03-14

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-04 · resigned 2004-06-04

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	12/04/2018	—
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	26/08/2004	27/10/2008

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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-28

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-05-27

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-05-27

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-05-27

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-05-27

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-05-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-09