ROANHEAD LOGISTICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC448997 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-01
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£132.0k
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £131,994

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£132k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£453
↓ 91% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£26k£53k£79k£106k£132kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£29.9k£34.7k
Current assets£453£4.9k
Net assets£132.0k£118.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-01-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-03-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-12-18
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    STODDART, Jeanie Mccallum Dawson resigned
    director
  6. 2024-08-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-07-23
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-07-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2023-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-08-17
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    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  15. 2021-07-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2021-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-04-04
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    STODDART, John Stewart appointed
    director
  20. 2016-04-04
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    STODDART, John Stewart resigned
    director
  21. 2013-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ROANHEAD LOGISTICS LIMITED
  22. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    STODDART, Jeanie Mccallum Dawson appointed
    director
  23. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    STODDART, John Stewart appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Stewart Stoddart
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jeanie Mccallum Dawson Stoddartceased 08/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-05-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

73 Burnbrae Park
Kincardine
Clackmannanshire
FK10 4RP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

STODDART, John Stewart→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-04-04
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Active
STODDART, Jeanie Mccallum Dawson→
director · ~97y · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2024-12-18
Resigned
STODDART, John Stewart→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2016-04-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-02