COURIER SOLUTIONS EDINBURGH LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC660367 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-04
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 May 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-05-21
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-04-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-08-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-08-01
    ➖
    DALGETTY, Gary resigned
    secretary
  13. 2020-05-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COURIER SOLUTIONS EDINBURGH LTD.
  14. 2020-05-04
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  15. 2020-05-04
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Lisa appointed
    director
  16. 2020-05-04
    ➕
    DALGETTY, Gary appointed
    secretary
  17. 2020-05-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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
Christopher Henderson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/05/2020
Lisa Henderson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/05/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gary Dalgettyceased 01/08/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2020-05-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

20 Scott Road
Lauder
TD2 6QH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HENDERSON, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2020-05-04
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Active
HENDERSON, Lisa→
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-05-04
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Active
DALGETTY, Gary→
secretary · appointed 2020-05-04 · resigned 2020-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-05-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-08-04