C.H.S TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC524972 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£73.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 53201
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 0.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
26 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £73,403
Cash YoY
+46%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£116k
↑ 46% YoY
Net Worth
£73k
↑ 261% YoY
Current Assets
£373k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £95.0k | £55.1k |
| Current assets | £372.7k | £304.6k |
| Cash | £116.1k | £79.7k |
| Debtors | £256.5k | £224.8k |
| Net assets | £73.4k | £20.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Close Invoice Finance Limited
- 2025-10-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Allica Bank Limited
- 2025-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs C.H.S TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2016-01-22➕GALLAGHER, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2016-01-22➕GALLAGHER, Hayley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Hayley Gallagher Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/04/2016 |
Mr Christopher Gallagher Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC53201 — SIC 53201
Registered office
47 Drummore Avenue
Coatbridge
ML5 4AW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GALLAGHER, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2016-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GALLAGHER, Hayley→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-01-22
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Close Invoice Finance Close Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/10/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Allica Bank Allica Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 08/10/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03