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Colin lawson transport ltd
Registration Number
SC268596Incorporation Date
01/06/2004Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Epic House Crawpeel Road, Altens Industrial Estate, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire. AB12 3LG
Website
www.colinlawsontransport.co.ukAudit Fees
£12,000Secretary
Ms Lisa Lawson
Directors
Active
Mr Colin Lawson (58 yrs)
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-23 | 29-Dec-24 |
| Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 5793 | 7428 | 7833 | 8365 | 8479 |
| Directors Fees | 42 | 44 | 87 | 45 | 45 |
| Gross Profits | 18 | 548 | 612 | 1196 | 1212 |
| Value Added | 3876 | 4601 | 4135 | 4982 | 4926 |
| Trading Profit | 699 | 1127 | 632 | 1449 | 1671 |
| Depreciation | 824 | 932 | 875 | 903 | |
| Non-Trading Income | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Total Interest Charges | 39 | 52 | 59 | 87 | 78 |
| Pre-tax Profit | -164 | 143 | -301 | 471 | 780 |
| Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | -222 | -97 | -328 | 255 | 283 |
| Fixed Assets | 6042 | 5581 | 4903 | 5245 | 4983 |
| Intangibles | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Intermediate Assets | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 478 |
| Stocks | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Debtors | 1425 | 1666 | 1718 | 1516 | 1306 |
| Cash or Equivalent | 1238 | 1269 | 984 | 1472 | 1018 |
| Total Current Assets | 2682 | 2954 | 2723 | 3006 | 2339 |
| Creditors | 431 | 683 | 725 | 587 | 684 |
| Short Term Borrowing | 1114 | 650 | 419 | 797 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 713 | 619 | 586 | 658 | 658 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 2258 | 1952 | 1730 | 2042 | 1342 |
| Net Current Assets | 424 | 1002 | 993 | 964 | 997 |
| Shareholders Funds | 5725 | 5628 | 5300 | 5555 | 5838 |
| Total Loan Capital | 887 | 934 | 626 | 538 | 0 |
| Other Capital Employed | 360 | 528 | 474 | 621 | 621 |
| Total Capital Employed | 6972 | 7090 | 6400 | 6714 | 6459 |
| Pretax Profit Margin % | -2.83 | 1.93 | -3.84 | 5.63 | 9.2 |
| Sales Growth % | -2 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Pretax Profit Growth % | -151 | 187 | -310 | 256 | 66.00 |
| Debtor Ratio Days | 90 | 82 | 80 | 66 | 56.0729707112971 |
| Creditor Ratio Days | 27 | 33 | 34 | 26 | 29.374560669456 |
| Stock Turnover | 305 | 391 | 373 | 465 | 557.666666666666 |
| Sales £000 / Employee | 82 | 102 | 110 | 115 | 126.047945205479 |
| Value Added £000/Empl. | 55 | 63 | 58 | 68 | 73.2326375720739 |
| Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 45 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 48.3972602739726 |
| Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 3177 | 3474 | 3503 | 3533 | 3255.44609635228 |
| Employees | 71 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 67.2650905841257 |
| Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | -2 | 2 | -4 | 5 | 10 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart is high and rising indicating an improvement in financial strength, in line with the industry average.
- Total Sales have increased by 6.8% in the latest year, well above the industry average of -1.4%.
- Gross Profit Margin has markedly improved from 7.8% to 14.3% in the latest year.
- The average salary is £48,000 which is well above the industry average of £42,000.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 5.6% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 4.2%.
- Formal debt of the company has increased by £290,000, a rise of 28%.
- The Trading Stability chart shows a well below average sales return on total assets in the latest year
- NOTE THAT SOME ACCOUNTING PERIODS ARE NOT 52 WEEKS (* INDICATES THE AFFECTED CHARTS)
- The company is among the Top 3 companies listed as a Best Trading Partner (see section 1c).
- The company is among the Top 50 companies listed as a Fastest Growing Company (see section 2.1c).
- The company is among the Top 9 in terms of Trading Profits.
- The company is among the Top 61 companies listed under the Pretax Profits category (see section 3.2c).
Company Summary
The company currently has £8.4m sales and made £471,000, by following the proposal plan, sales would be level but profits would rise to £780,000.
Key Attractiveness Features
- PRIVATELY OWNED
- ADD £8.4m TO SALES
- ATTRACTIVE RATING
- FEW DIRECTORS
Acquisition Attractiveness Rating
- Low number of shareholders
- Company is privately owned
- Low number of directors
- Sales growth above the industry average
- Low financial rating
- High gross earnings
- Big difference between current and future value
- Directors fees represent high proportion of profits
- Average age of directors is high
Company Valuation
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-23 | 29-Dec-24 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 5793 | 7428 | 7833 | 8365 | 8479 |
| Pre-tax Profit (£000) | -164 | 143 | -301 | 471 | 780 |
| Total Value (£000) | 7576 | 8966 | 6366 | 10238 | 11298 |
| Asset Value (£000) | 7991 | 7771 | 7146 | 7283 | 6783 |
| Goodwill (£000) | -415 | 1195 | -780 | 2955 | 4515 |
| Liabilities (£000) | -2267 | -2145 | -1846 | -1729 | -945 |
| Equity Value (£000) | 5309 | 6821 | 4520 | 8509 | 10353 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
MR COLIN LAWSON (75.0%)
MRS LISA SUZANNE LAWSON (25.0%)
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
None
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 21 years.
The number of shareholders is low (2)
The total value of the company is currently £10.2m including debts.
The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.
This company is rated HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE in terms of attractiveness.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 10% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 10% if the proposed business plan was followed.
The proposed plan would improve the overall financial strength of the company by 93%.
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