A.T.MOSS & SON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00360701 · ltd · incorporated 1940-04-20
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 63.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 63.5y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 63.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-25
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2024-12-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-18
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    BARKER, Fiona Jane appointed
    secretary
  7. 2023-12-18
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    SIMISTER, Pamela Joan resigned
    secretary
  8. 2023-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-10-04
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    MOSS, George Austin resigned
    director
  17. 2017-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-02-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2013-01-21
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    BARKER, Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2013-01-21
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    SIMISTER, Pamela Joan appointed
    director
  21. 2010-05-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2010-05-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 1998-10-31
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    MOSS, Marjery Vivienne resigned
    secretary
  24. 1998-10-31
    ➕
    SIMISTER, Pamela Joan appointed
    secretary
  25. 1998-10-31
    ➖
    MOSS, Marjery Vivienne resigned
    director
  26. 1991-02-25
    ➖
    GIBSON, Phyllis Annie resigned
    director
  27. 1977-07-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank LTD
  28. 1963-01-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: District Bank Limited.
  29. 1940-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As A.T.MOSS & SON LIMITED

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1940-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

Dilhorne Rd
Cheadle
Stoke On Trent
Staffs
ST10 1PR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BARKER, Fiona Jane→
secretary · appointed 2023-12-18
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Active
BARKER, Anthony→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-01-21
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Active
SIMISTER, Pamela Joan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-01-21
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Active
MOSS, Marjery Vivienne→
secretary · resigned 1998-10-31
Resigned
SIMISTER, Pamela Joan→
secretary · appointed 1998-10-31 · resigned 2023-12-18
Resigned
GIBSON, Phyllis Annie→
director · ~119y · resigned 1991-02-25
Resigned
MOSS, George Austin→
director · ~91y · resigned 2017-10-04
Resigned
MOSS, Marjery Vivienne→
director · ~93y · resigned 1998-10-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank LTD
Floating charge1 property26/07/197705/05/2010
satisfied
District Bank .
District Bank Limited.
Legal mortgage1 property07/01/196305/05/2010

Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-14