AREVA TRANSPORT LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 50.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 50.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £2.36M |
| Current assets | — | £613.7k |
| Net assets | — | £2.36M |
| Average employees | 100 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-01-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-01-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-01-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2003-01-03➕SUTTON, Vera appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-01➕BUCKLER, John Mark appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-01➖PERKIN, Frederick Jabez Francis resignedsecretary
- 2002-10-01➖PERKIN, Frederick Jabez Francis resigneddirector
- 2001-11-01➖DERBYSHIRE, Kenneth John resigneddirector
- 2000-09-09🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2000-02-21➕DERBYSHIRE, Kenneth John appointeddirector
- 2000-02-21➕PERKIN, Frederick Jabez Francis appointeddirector
- 1999-09-30➖STREET, Barry resigneddirector
- 1999-02-11🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1998-06-11🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1998-06-11🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1998-06-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1982-04-21🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank LTD
- 1978-11-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank LTD
- 1975-11-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank LTD
- 1975-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AREVA TRANSPORT LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr George Albert Sutton Individual · British · DOB 01/1940 · age 86 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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.
See pricing →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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Debenture deed | 1 property | 11/02/1999 | 09/09/2000 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank LTD | Single debenture | 1 property | 21/04/1982 | 11/06/1998 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank LTD | Mortgage | 1 property | 13/11/1978 | 11/06/1998 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank LTD | Single debenture | 1 property | 25/11/1975 | 11/06/1998 |