ASTONTRACK LIMITED

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02111524 · ltd · incorporated 1987-03-17
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
£2.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
90 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,586

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£2.6k
Net assets£2.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-12-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-10-21
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    MURRAY, Edward William resigned
    secretary
  17. 1998-06-23
    ➕
    MURRAY, Edward William appointed
    secretary
  18. 1998-06-23
    ➖
    MURRAY, Sylvia Rose resigned
    secretary
  19. 1998-06-23
    ➖
    MURRAY, Sylvia Rose resigned
    director
  20. 1987-04-02
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    MURRAY, Peter Mark appointed
    director
  21. 1987-03-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASTONTRACK LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 39 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 39 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Mark Murray
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Southgate Service Station
Brenda Road
Hartlepool
TS25 2BW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MURRAY, Peter Mark→
director · ~59y · appointed 1987-04-02
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Active
MURRAY, Edward William→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-23 · resigned 2012-10-21
Resigned
MURRAY, Sylvia Rose→
secretary · resigned 1998-06-23
Resigned
MURRAY, Sylvia Rose→
director · ~93y · resigned 1998-06-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-02