AXTRA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03069905 · ltd · incorporated 1995-06-19
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 16.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.9y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
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
88 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2024-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-02
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-26
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-21
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    WELLER, Dean Peter resigned
    director
  9. 2020-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-01-31
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  12. 2018-10-29
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    address · AD01
  13. 2018-02-02
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-02-02
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-09-14
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    BURGESS, Mark John resigned
    director
  18. 2010-03-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Close Invoice Finance LTD
  19. 2009-09-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Gmac Commercial Finance PLC
  20. 2007-04-02
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    MILLER, Jonathan David appointed
    director
  21. 2007-04-02
    ➕
    BURGESS, Mark John appointed
    director
  22. 2007-04-02
    ➕
    WELLER, Dean Peter appointed
    director
  23. 1997-01-16
    ➕
    WELLER, Melvin Peter appointed
    director
  24. 1997-01-16
    ➖
    MILLER, Jonathan David resigned
    director
  25. 1995-06-21
    ➕
    NUNNELEY, Angus Pitcairn appointed
    secretary
  26. 1995-06-21
    ➕
    NUNNELEY, Angus Pitcairn appointed
    director
  27. 1995-06-21
    ➖
    STARTCO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1995-06-21
    ➕
    MILLER, Jonathan David appointed
    director
  29. 1995-06-21
    ➖
    NEWCO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1995-06-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AXTRA LIMITED
  31. 1995-06-19
    ➕
    STARTCO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1995-06-19
    ➕
    NEWCO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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 Melvyn Peter Weller
Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Office 3, The Knoll Business Centre
Old Shoreham Road
Hove
BN3 7GS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

NUNNELEY, Angus Pitcairn→
secretary · appointed 1995-06-21
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Active
MILLER, Jonathan David→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-04-02
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Active
NUNNELEY, Angus Pitcairn→
director · ~69y · appointed 1995-06-21
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Active
WELLER, Melvin Peter→
director · ~71y · appointed 1997-01-16
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Active
STARTCO LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-06-19 · resigned 1995-06-21
Resigned
BURGESS, Mark John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2011-09-14
Resigned
MILLER, Jonathan David→
director · ~61y · appointed 1995-06-21 · resigned 1997-01-16
Resigned
WELLER, Dean Peter→
director · ~39y · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2021-04-21
Resigned
NEWCO LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-06-19 · resigned 1995-06-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Invoice Finance
Close Invoice Finance LTD
Debenture1 property16/03/2010—
outstanding
Gmac Commercial Finance
Gmac Commercial Finance PLC
Debenture1 property14/09/2009—
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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-03