MINT BOX REMOVALS LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC608081 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-13
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£42.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Removal services
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (77/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £41,995
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,465 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£42k
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £71.4k | £103.0k |
| Current assets | £32.6k | £37.4k |
| Cash | — | £25.7k |
| Debtors | — | £11.7k |
| Net assets | £42.0k | £45.5k |
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
12
filings
- • 4 address
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
12
filings
- • 4 address
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-29📍default-companies-house-registered-office-address-appliedaddress · RP05
- 2026-01-29📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-pscaddress · RP10
- 2026-01-29📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-pscaddress · RP10
- 2025-09-30➖BAIN, James resignedsecretary
- 2025-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-31➖CRAN, Emily Leslie Catherine resigneddirector
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-01➕CRAN, Emily Leslie Catherine appointeddirector
- 2022-07-31➖BAIN, James Leslie resigneddirector
- 2022-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-15➕BAIN, James appointedsecretary
- 2018-10-15➕BAIN, James Leslie appointeddirector
- 2018-09-13🏢Company incorporatedAs MINT BOX REMOVALS LTD
- 2018-09-13➕CRAN, David Alan Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
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.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Alan Charles Cran Individual · British · DOB 10/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/09/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Alan Charles Cranceased 30/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Emily Leslie Catherine Cranceased 30/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49420 — Removal services
Registered office
Flat 2, Viewfield House
Viewfield Terrace
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 7HY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
CRAN, David Alan Charles→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2018-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAIN, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-10-15 · resigned 2025-09-30
BAIN, James Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2018-10-15 · resigned 2022-07-31
CRAN, Emily Leslie Catherine→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-08-01 · resigned 2024-10-31
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Recent filings (39 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-05
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-01-29
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-01-29
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-29