ANJON FREIGHT SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01280006 · ltd · incorporated 1976-10-04
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£342.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -61% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 33.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £342,879
Net assets shrinking
Down £180,624 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 61% YoY
Cash YoY
-61%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£109k
↓ 61% YoY
Net Worth
£343k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£709k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-30 | 2023-12-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £355.5k | £526.2k |
| Current assets | £708.9k | £920.9k |
| Cash | £108.6k | £275.4k |
| Debtors | £600.3k | £645.5k |
| Net assets | £342.9k | £523.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-11-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-01➖CRANE, Michael Anthony resigneddirector
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-05-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-04-28➖BYARD, David resignedsecretary
- 2017-04-28➖BYARD, David resigneddirector
- 2008-01-01➕CRANE, Michael Anthony appointeddirector
- 1996-01-04➕BYARD, David appointeddirector
- 1995-12-31➖RENTON, Robert Thomas resigneddirector
- 1993-04-06➕HYLAND, Raymond appointeddirector
- 1992-11-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 1976-10-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ANJON FREIGHT SERVICES LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Efs Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Efs Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ANJON FREIGHT SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 01280006
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Lee Individual · British · DOB 10/1938 · age 88 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Efs Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr James Anthony O'Neill Individual · British · DOB 07/1945 · age 81 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Raymond Hyland Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Michael Anthony Craneceased 01/09/2021· significant influence
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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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
Incorporated1976-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities
Registered office
Suite 302 Cotton Exchange Building
Bixteth Street
Liverpool
L3 9LQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
HYLAND, Raymond→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 1993-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
Active
BYARD, David→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2017-04-28
BYARD, David→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1996-01-04 · resigned 2017-04-28
CRANE, Michael Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2021-09-01
RENTON, Robert Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 1995-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/11/1992 | — |
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Recent filings (108 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-03-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30