CULZEAN TRANSPORT (AYRSHIRE) LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC455989 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-05
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£378.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £378,293
Net assets shrinking
Down £107,534 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£378k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£202k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£97k£194k£291k£389k£486kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£394.1k£486.8k
Current assets£201.8k£375.3k
Net assets£378.3k£485.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-10
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2025-03-10
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-01-20
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    CLARK, Robert Jason Macdonald appointed
    director
  17. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-12-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2019-10-30
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    CLARK, Susan appointed
    director
  21. 2019-10-30
    ➖
    CLARK, Robert Samuel resigned
    director
  22. 2016-08-25
    ➕
    CLARK, Robert Samuel appointed
    director
  23. 2016-08-25
    ➖
    YOUNG, Jason resigned
    director
  24. 2013-08-05
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    Company incorporated
    As CULZEAN TRANSPORT (AYRSHIRE) LTD
  25. 2013-08-05
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  26. 2013-08-05
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  27. 2013-08-05
    ➕
    YOUNG, Jason appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Jason Macdonald Clark
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Susan Clark
Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/10/2019

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
Incorporated2013-08-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

31 Burns Statue Square
Ayr
KA7 1SU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CLARK, Robert Jason Macdonald→
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Susan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Robert Samuel→
director · ~29y · appointed 2016-08-25 · resigned 2019-10-30
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-08-05 · resigned 2013-08-05
Resigned
YOUNG, Jason→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-08-05 · resigned 2016-08-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-03-10
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18