CONTAINER WORLD LIMITED

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SC353530 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.8y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 2.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees1400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
    ➖
    WILSON, Andrew Neil resigned
    director
  2. 2026-03-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-01
    ➕
    WILSON, Andrew Neil appointed
    director
  5. 2025-08-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-02-28
    ➖
    WATT, Alan Macdonald resigned
    director
  7. 2025-02-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-07-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-07-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    WATT, Alan Macdonald appointed
    director
  12. 2024-06-30
    ➖
    FISHER, Emma Louise resigned
    director
  13. 2023-12-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-07-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2023-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2023-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-07-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-06-30
    ➕
    BARRACLOUGH, Angus Charles appointed
    director
  19. 2023-06-30
    ➕
    FISHER, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  20. 2023-06-30
    ➖
    WATT, Iain resigned
    director
  21. 2023-06-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Foresight Group LLP
  22. 2023-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2022-04-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  26. 2022-03-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  27. 2022-03-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2022-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  29. 2022-03-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  30. 2022-03-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  31. 2022-02-28
    ➖
    DEAS, Thomas resigned
    secretary
  32. 2022-02-28
    ➖
    DEAS, Thomas resigned
    director
  33. 2022-02-28
    ➕
    WATT, Iain appointed
    director
  34. 2009-01-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CONTAINER WORLD LIMITED
  35. 2009-01-15
    ➕
    DEAS, Thomas appointed
    secretary
  36. 2009-01-15
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2009-01-15
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  38. 2009-01-15
    ➕
    DEAS, Thomas appointed
    director
  39. 2009-01-15
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  40. 2009-01-15
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Forth Containers Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Forth Containers Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
CONTAINER WORLD LIMITED
This company · SC353530

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Forth Containers Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/02/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas Deasceased 28/02/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-01-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

Rfb Containers
Allanshaw Industrial Estate
Hamilton
ML3 9FN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

BARRACLOUGH, Angus Charles→
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEAS, Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-15 · resigned 2022-02-28
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-01-15 · resigned 2009-01-15
Resigned
DEAS, Thomas→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-01-15 · resigned 2022-02-28
Resigned
FISHER, Emma Louise→
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-06-30 · resigned 2024-06-30
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-01-15 · resigned 2009-01-15
Resigned
WATT, Alan Macdonald→
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-07-01 · resigned 2025-02-28
Resigned
WATT, Iain→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-02-28 · resigned 2023-06-30
Resigned
WILSON, Andrew Neil→
director · ~60y · appointed 2025-08-01 · resigned 2026-03-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Foresight Group
Foresight Group LLP
A registered charge—30/06/2023—
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Recent filings (58 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-04