CASTLE LOGISTICS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC528999 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-08
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-8.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.9y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,223
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
-£8k
↓ 515% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-8.2k | £-1.3k |
| Current assets | £33.0k | — |
| Debtors | — | £55.8k |
| Net assets | £-8.2k | £-1.3k |
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
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12➕MILLER, Craig Thomas appointeddirector
- 2026-03-12➖MILLER, Craig Thomas resigneddirector
- 2026-03-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-11-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-08-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-08-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) Limited
- 2019-08-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-08-07🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-27➕MILLER, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2019-06-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-03-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) Limited
- 2019-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-01➕MILLER, Jennifer appointedsecretary
- 2016-05-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2016-03-08🏢Company incorporatedAs CASTLE LOGISTICS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 2016-03-08➕MILLER, Craig Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Craig Thomas Miller Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/03/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Craig Thomas Millerceased 12/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
63 Annfield Gardens
Stirling
Central
FK8 2BJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
MILLER, Craig Thomas→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2026-03-12
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MILLER, Jennifer→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLER, Craig Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2026-03-12
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) Limited | A registered charge | — | 12/08/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) Limited | A registered charge | — | 12/03/2019 | 07/08/2019 | |
| satisfied | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/05/2016 | 07/11/2019 |
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08