COURIER SOLUTIONS EDINBURGH LTD.
- · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
- · Opportunity score: 72 → 64
- · Bankability: 75 → 65
- · Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
- · 6 recent signals weakening vs 2 strengthening
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 1 positive.
- ↓Opportunity score: 72 → 64
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
- ↓Bankability: 75 → 65
- ↑Filings: 17 → 18
- ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
Picture worsened over the last 90 days — 3 negative signals vs 1 positive.
- ↓Opportunity score: 72 → 64
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
- ↓Bankability: 75 → 65
- ↑Filings: 17 → 18
- ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-05-21📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-04-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-08-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-08-01➖DALGETTY, Gary resignedsecretary
- 2020-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs COURIER SOLUTIONS EDINBURGH LTD.
- 2020-05-04➕HENDERSON, Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2020-05-04➕HENDERSON, Lisa appointeddirector
- 2020-05-04➕DALGETTY, Gary appointedsecretary
- 2020-05-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-17
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Henderson Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/05/2020 |
Lisa Henderson Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/05/2020 |
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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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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