C & C DOCHERTY TRANSPORT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC522472 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-14
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
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
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-09-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-08-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-08-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-12-14🏢Company incorporatedAs C & C DOCHERTY TRANSPORT LIMITED
- 2015-12-14➕DOCHERTY, Christopher Raymond appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DOCHERTY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Christopher Raymond Docherty Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 13/12/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Christopher Raymond Dochertyceased 04/09/2018· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 8 SEATER TRAVEL LTD→ SC766692 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARBAT HAULPRO LTD→ SC862648 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHERRY MILK LIMITED→ SC874498 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLOUD GLOBAL LTD→ SC388805 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| CRAIG RAE DELIVERY LTD→ SC882608 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DING DONG DELIVERY LTD→ SC883131 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DISCOVER SPACE UK LTD.→ SC499199 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| DRIMNIN TIMBER TRANSPORT LIMITED→ SC656505 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| DRUMFROCHAR INDUSTRIAL LIMITED→ SC716600 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| EAST WEST CHAUFFEUR DRIVE LTD→ SC646690 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| EJS TRANSPORT LTD→ SC810718 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
21 Glenhouse Crescent
Elderslie
Johnstone
PA5 9BS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
DOCHERTY, Christopher Raymond→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2015-12-14
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-13