ANNISS TRANSPORT AND PLANT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02238992 · ltd · incorporated 1988-04-04
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£96.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 37.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
92 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
70
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 £96,735
Net assets shrinking
Down £867 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£97k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£53k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £96.6k | £97.6k |
| Current assets | £52.7k | £52.9k |
| Net assets | £96.7k | £97.6k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-08-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-08-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-19➕TILL, Duncan Martin appointedsecretary
- 2023-08-19➖TILL, Patricia Gladys resignedsecretary
- 2023-08-19➖TILL, Patricia Gladys resigneddirector
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1997-04-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1992-12-01➖TILL, Herbert Lewis Anniss resigneddirector
- 1988-12-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1988-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ANNISS TRANSPORT AND PLANT LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Duncan Martin Till Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 13/05/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Patricia Gladys Tillceased 19/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
6 The Parade
Exmouth
Devon
EX8 1RL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
TILL, Duncan Martin→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TILL, Patricia Gladys→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2023-08-19
TILL, Herbert Lewis Anniss→
Resigneddirector · ~101y · resigned 1992-12-01
TILL, Patricia Gladys→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · resigned 2023-08-19
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Deposit agreement to secure own liabilities | 1 property | 23/04/1997 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/12/1988 | — |
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Recent filings (92 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-08-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24