ARAB CARGO COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02873699 · ltd · incorporated 1993-11-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£1.42M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52242
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -67% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.9y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,420,643
Cash draining
Cash down 67% YoY
Cash YoY
-67%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£124k
↓ 67% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
↑ 5.6% YoY
Current Assets
£3.3m
↑ 3.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.59M | £2.57M |
| Current assets | £3.27M | £3.14M |
| Cash | £123.8k | £380.5k |
| Debtors | £3.14M | £2.76M |
| Net assets | £1.42M | £1.34M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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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 (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-06-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Allica Bank Limited
- 2025-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-01➕AGHA - HJROUS, James Nidal appointeddirector
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-01-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-02📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-14➖ALLY, Shameer Mamode resignedsecretary
- 2012-12-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-12-01➖AGHA, James Nidal resignedsecretary
- 2009-12-01➕ALLY, Shameer Mamode appointedsecretary
- 2009-12-01➕ALI, Shameer Mohamed appointeddirector
- 2009-12-01➖ALI, Shameer Mohamed resigneddirector
- 1999-08-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-02-05➕AGHA, James Nidal appointedsecretary
- 1997-12-31➖SELBY, Ian resignedsecretary
- 1997-03-10➕SELBY, Ian appointedsecretary
- 1996-06-01➖IDREES, Mansour resignedsecretary
- 1993-11-29➕AGHA-HJROUS, Mahmoud Keder appointeddirector
- 1993-11-29➕IDREES, Mansour appointedsecretary
- 1993-11-29➖APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-11-29➖APEX NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1993-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ARAB CARGO COMPANY LIMITED
- 1993-11-19➕APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-11-19➕APEX NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mahmoud Keder Agha Hjrous Individual · British · DOB 01/1946 · age 80 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Nidal Aghaceased 13/11/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52242 — SIC 52242
Registered office
280b Earls Court Road
Earls Court
London
SW5 9AS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
AGHA - HJROUS, James Nidal→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-05-01
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AGHA-HJROUS, Mahmoud Keder→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 1993-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AGHA, James Nidal→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-02-05 · resigned 2009-12-01
ALLY, Shameer Mamode→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-12-01 · resigned 2015-11-14
IDREES, Mansour→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-11-29 · resigned 1996-06-01
SELBY, Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-03-10 · resigned 1997-12-31
APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-11-19 · resigned 1993-11-29
ALI, Shameer Mohamed→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2009-12-01 · resigned 2009-12-01
APEX NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-11-19 · resigned 1993-11-29
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Allica Bank Allica Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/06/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 11/08/1999 | 10/12/2012 |
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Recent filings (95 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-14
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-30
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2022-02-02