DEMPSEY PARCEL NETWORK LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC574681 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-25
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
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£220
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £220

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
Net Worth
£220
Current Assets
£11k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-31
Total assets£220
Current assets£11.2k
Cash£1.0k
Debtors£10.2k
Net assets£220

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-18
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  6. 2023-05-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-02-14
    ➕
    DEMPSEY, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  13. 2017-08-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DEMPSEY PARCEL NETWORK LTD
  14. 2017-08-25
    ➕
    DEMPSEY, Gary Michael appointed
    director
  15. 2017-08-25
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

94/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DEMPSEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Michael Dempsey
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/08/2017

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
Incorporated2017-08-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Anchor One Studio 16, 1st Floor
7 Thread Street
Paisley
PA1 1JR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DEMPSEY, Gary Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-08-25
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DEMPSEY, Jacqueline→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-02-14
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Recent filings (20 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-05-29