CHEAP AIRPORT TRANSFERS LTD

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SC591671 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-19
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 51101
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-14
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-07-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-03-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHEAP AIRPORT TRANSFERS LTD
  11. 2018-03-19
    SCULLION, Michael George appointed
    director
  12. 2018-03-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Ward Scullion
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control19/03/2018
Mr Michael George Scullion
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control19/03/2018

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
Incorporated2018-03-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC51101 — SIC 51101

Registered office

Douglas Road
Douglas Road
Dundee
DD4 8JX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SCULLION, Michael George
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-03-19
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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-18