BOSS FORK TRUCK TRAINING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03478533 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-10
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.8y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 6 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
100 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Community Enable Funding Limited
- 2026-03-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-07-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-01-01➖GDRS ACCOUNTING LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-09-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-07-19➕GDRS ACCOUNTING LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-07-19➖PORTFOLIO SECRETARIAL SERVICES LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-12-11➖HETTERLEY, Maureen Florence resigneddirector
- 2008-01-02➖HETTERLEY, Maureen Florence resignedsecretary
- 2006-02-13➕PORTFOLIO SECRETARIAL SERVICES LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-02-15➕CAVE, Laurence Paul appointeddirector
- 2005-02-15➖DEAN, Christopher Stanley resigneddirector
- 2005-02-15➖PRICE, Leslie Edward James resigneddirector
- 2005-02-15➖WEBBER, Martin James resigneddirector
- 1998-05-21➖MILLARD, Timothy resigneddirector
- 1998-01-15➕HETTERLEY, Maureen Florence appointedsecretary
- 1998-01-15➖HERTS SECRETARIAT LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1998-01-15➕DEAN, Christopher Stanley appointeddirector
- 1998-01-15➕HETTERLEY, Maureen Florence appointeddirector
- 1998-01-15➕MILLARD, Timothy appointeddirector
- 1998-01-15➕PRICE, Leslie Edward James appointeddirector
- 1998-01-15➕WEBBER, Martin James appointeddirector
- 1998-01-15➖HERTS NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 1998-01-07➖HARRISON, Irene Lesley resignednominee-secretary
- 1998-01-07➕HERTS SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1998-01-07➖BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-01-07➕HERTS NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 1997-12-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BOSS FORK TRUCK TRAINING LIMITED
- 1997-12-10➕HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointednominee-secretary
- 1997-12-10➕BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Laurence Paul Cave Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ATA LOGISTICS LTD→ 10722057 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities
Registered office
30 St. Giles
Oxford
OX1 3LE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-14
Last: 2026-06-30
Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)
CAVE, Laurence Paul→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2005-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-10 · resigned 1998-01-07
HETTERLEY, Maureen Florence→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-01-15 · resigned 2008-01-02
GDRS ACCOUNTING LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-07-19 · resigned 2019-01-01
HERTS SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1998-01-07 · resigned 1998-01-15
PORTFOLIO SECRETARIAL SERVICES LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-02-13 · resigned 2011-07-19
DEAN, Christopher Stanley→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1998-01-15 · resigned 2005-02-15
HETTERLEY, Maureen Florence→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1998-01-15 · resigned 2009-12-11
MILLARD, Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1998-01-15 · resigned 1998-05-21
PRICE, Leslie Edward James→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1998-01-15 · resigned 2005-02-15
WEBBER, Martin James→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 1998-01-15 · resigned 2005-02-15
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-12-10 · resigned 1998-01-07
HERTS NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 1998-01-07 · resigned 1998-01-15
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Community Enable Funding Community Enable Funding Limited | A registered charge | — | 28/04/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee and fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 25/09/2012 | 04/03/2026 |
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Recent filings (100 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06