STORAGE DRIVE IN 2000 LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC462451 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-28
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£754.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £754,143

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£754k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£315k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£151k£302k£452k£603k£754kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£1.09M£1.05M
Current assets£315.0k£315.3k
Net assets£754.1k£677.6k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-11-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-26
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2023-05-26
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  9. 2023-05-23
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2023-05-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-10-28
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    Company incorporated
    As STORAGE DRIVE IN 2000 LTD
  18. 2013-10-28
    ➕
    DOUGLAS, Benjamin John appointed
    director
  19. 2013-10-28
    ➕
    DOUGLAS, Thomas Edward appointed
    director
  20. 2013-10-28
    ➕
    DOUGLAS, Tobias James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benjamin John Douglas
Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas Edward Douglasceased 06/04/2023· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2013-10-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

Glendearg Farm
Galashiels
Selkirkshire
TD1 2NR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DOUGLAS, Benjamin John→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-10-28
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DOUGLAS, Thomas Edward→
director · ~77y · appointed 2013-10-28
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Active
DOUGLAS, Tobias James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-10-28
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Active

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-05-26
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-05-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-05-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29