ABINGDON FREIGHT FORWARDING AGENCY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01129767 · ltd · incorporated 1973-08-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£763.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 48.5y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 48.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (4 active, 19 linked, 12 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
159 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £763,116
Cash YoY
+103%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£30k
↑ 103% YoY
Net Worth
£763k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£153k£305k£458k£610k£763kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Cash£30.2k£14.8k
Net assets£763.1k£753.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-07-14
    ➕
    KARIM, Abbas Mahmud Jafferali appointed
    director
  6. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-29
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2022-06-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2022-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-04-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-11-26
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    WOODWARD, Roy resigned
    director
  15. 2021-10-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-10-01
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    OGDEN, Christopher appointed
    director
  17. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-05-28
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    CASPI, Anne appointed
    secretary
  22. 2015-05-28
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    PERCIVAL, Tina resigned
    secretary
  23. 2015-05-22
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #8
  24. 2015-05-13
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 2013-10-31
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 2012-09-13
    ➖
    OGDEN, Christopher resigned
    director
  27. 2008-11-28
    ➖
    IMBER, Mary Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  28. 2008-11-28
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    PERCIVAL, Tina appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-12-21
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #7
  30. 2006-12-21
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #6
  31. 2006-12-21
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #5
  32. 2006-12-21
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    Charge satisfied #4
  33. 2006-12-21
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    Charge satisfied #3
  34. 2006-12-21
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  35. 2006-12-21
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  36. 2006-10-02
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  37. 2004-10-04
    ➕
    OGDEN, Christopher appointed
    director
  38. 2004-07-30
    ➖
    RUSSELL, David James resigned
    director
  39. 2004-03-29
    ➕
    IMBER, Mary Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  40. 2004-03-29
    ➖
    SHADBOLT, Christopher John resigned
    secretary
  41. 2003-03-21
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Igf Invoice Finance Limited
  42. 2002-10-31
    ➖
    IMBER, Mary Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  43. 2002-10-31
    ➕
    SHADBOLT, Christopher John appointed
    secretary
  44. 2001-11-20
    ➕
    WOODWARD, Roy appointed
    director
  45. 2001-11-01
    ➕
    OGDEN, Michael appointed
    director
  46. 2001-11-01
    ➕
    IMBER, Mary Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  47. 2001-11-01
    ➖
    SKARDA, Brian Karel resigned
    secretary
  48. 2001-11-01
    ➖
    ING, Peter John Leonard resigned
    director
  49. 2001-11-01
    ➖
    NALL, Phillip John resigned
    director
  50. 2001-11-01
    ➖
    SKARDA, Brian Karel resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 64 events

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Abingdon Freight Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abingdon Freight Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ABINGDON FREIGHT FORWARDING AGENCY LIMITED
This company · 01129767

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abingdon Freight Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

35 Ballards Lane
London
N3 1XW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (4 active · 15 resigned)

CASPI, Anne→
secretary · appointed 2015-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KARIM, Abbas Mahmud Jafferali→
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-07-14
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Active
OGDEN, Christopher→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-10-01
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Active
OGDEN, Michael→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IMBER, Mary Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-29 · resigned 2008-11-28
Resigned
IMBER, Mary Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-01 · resigned 2002-10-31
Resigned
PERCIVAL, Tina→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-28 · resigned 2015-05-28
Resigned
RUSSELL, David James→
secretary · resigned 1994-03-29
Resigned
SHADBOLT, Christopher John→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-31 · resigned 2004-03-29
Resigned
SKARDA, Brian Karel→
secretary · appointed 1994-03-29 · resigned 2001-11-01
Resigned
ING, Peter John Leonard→
director · ~90y · resigned 2001-11-01
Resigned
NALL, Phillip John→
director · ~82y · resigned 2001-11-01
Resigned
OGDEN, Christopher→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-10-04 · resigned 2012-09-13
Resigned
OLIVER, Glyn Roy Ware→
director · ~97y · resigned 1997-03-27
Resigned
PEARCE, Joycelyn Dorothy May→
director · ~104y · resigned 1997-03-27
Resigned
RUSSELL, David James→
director · ~79y · appointed 1984-02-02 · resigned 2004-07-30
Resigned
RUSSELL, David James→
director · ~79y · resigned 1994-03-29
Resigned
SKARDA, Brian Karel→
director · ~84y · appointed 1997-03-27 · resigned 2001-11-01
Resigned
WOODWARD, Roy→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-11-20 · resigned 2021-11-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

10
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—13/05/2015—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property31/10/2013—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Debenture1 property02/10/200622/05/2015
satisfied
Igf Invoice Finance
Igf Invoice Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property21/03/200321/12/2006
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Single debenture1 property25/05/199421/12/2006
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property19/05/198021/12/2006
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture1 property01/06/197821/12/2006
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Deed of confirmation1 property03/03/197821/12/2006
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property24/11/197721/12/2006
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property24/11/197721/12/2006
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Recent filings (159 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-04-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-02