SHARP TRANSPORT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC759621 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-21
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£441.4k
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
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 £441,440

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£182k
Net Worth
£441k
Current Assets
£646k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£642.9k
Current assets£645.6k
Cash£181.8k
Debtors£463.8k
Net assets£441.4k

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

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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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SHARP TRANSPORT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  5. 2023-02-21
    PRENTICE, Barbara appointed
    director
  6. 2023-02-21
    PRENTICE, Heather appointed
    director
  7. 2023-02-21
    PRENTICE, Shaun appointed
    director
  8. 2023-02-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shaun Prentice
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/02/2023
Miss Heather Prentice
Individual · British · DOB 07/1996 · age 30
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/02/2023
Mrs Barbara Prentice
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/02/2023

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
Incorporated2023-02-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Allalea
Annan
DG12 6RW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

PRENTICE, Barbara
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-02-21
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Active
PRENTICE, Heather
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-02-21
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Active
PRENTICE, Shaun
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-02-21
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-21