A. & E. TRANSPORT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01186068 · ltd · incorporated 1974-10-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
12 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 46.1y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 46.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
131 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2800 | 2100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-14➖DUCKER, Ann resigneddirector
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-02🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2024-04-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-26🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2024-04-26🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-03-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-13➖DUCKER, Maurice Arthur resigneddirector
- 2021-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-04-03🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Atom Bank PLC
- 2020-03-03🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2020-03-03🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2020-03-03🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2020-03-03🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2020-03-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-04-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-01-15🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2019-01-08🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC
- 2012-10-11🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2004-12-06🔒Charge registered #9Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2001-03-01➕DUCKER, Lee Maurice appointeddirector
- 1997-04-10➖ROBINSON, Ernest resigneddirector
- 1996-07-31🔒Charge registered #8Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1994-11-29🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Forward Trust Limited
- 1994-10-05🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1994-07-07🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Griffin Factors Limited
- 1994-06-30➖ROBINSON, Gilbert resigneddirector
- 1985-03-07🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC
- 1984-07-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC
- 1984-02-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC
- 1980-05-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited
- 1974-10-03🏢Company incorporatedAs A. & E. TRANSPORT LIMITED
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Lhlm Property Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Lhlm Property Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A. & E. TRANSPORT LIMITED
This company · 01186068
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lhlm Property Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/06/2023 |
Mr Lee Maurice Ducker Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 07/06/2023 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Lee Maurice Duckerceased 07/06/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mrs Ann Duckerceased 06/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Maurice Arthur Duckerceased 27/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT COURIERS AND TRANSPORT LIMITED→ 14228092 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ADAMAN LIMITED→ 07370988 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ADEEM TRANSPORT COMPANY 0102 LTD→ 16216945 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADM LOGISTIC LTD→ 16649199 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADRIAN GHE TRANSPORT LIMITED→ 16335372 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADW COURIERS LTD→ 13290891 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADY SHORTHOUSE TRANSPORT LIMITED→ 04997806 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ADYSOF LTD→ 15513106 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFFDAL LTD→ 17125134 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AG TRANSPORT (SY) LTD→ 12921529 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AGACHE LOGISTICS LIMITED→ 14875872 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AGJARA2Z LTD→ 16936862 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1974-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
C/O C & D Express Transport Ltd Riverdale Industrial Estate
Rawson Spring Way
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S6 1PG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
DUCKER, Lee Maurice→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2001-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUCKER, Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 2026-03-14
DUCKER, Maurice Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2021-09-13
ROBINSON, Ernest→
Resigneddirector · ~112y · resigned 1997-04-10
ROBINSON, Gilbert→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 1994-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
12
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/04/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Hitachi Capital (UK) Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/01/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 11/10/2012 | 15/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/12/2004 | 03/03/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/07/1996 | 03/03/2020 | |
| satisfied | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Chattels mortgage | 1 property | 29/11/1994 | 26/04/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/10/1994 | 03/03/2020 | |
| satisfied | Griffin Factors Griffin Factors Limited | Fixed equitable charge | 1 property | 07/07/1994 | 03/03/2020 | |
| satisfied | Williams & Glyn's Bank Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/03/1985 | 02/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Williams & Glyn's Bank Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/07/1984 | 26/04/2024 | |
| satisfied | Williams & Glyn's Bank Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 03/02/1984 | 03/03/2020 | |
| satisfied | Williams & Glyn's Bank Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited | Legal charge | 2 properties | 29/05/1980 | 02/04/2019 |
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Recent filings (131 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16