ANDY CRANE TRANSPORT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03536021 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-27
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£529.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 28.1y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £529,815
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,280 YoY
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£255k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£530k
↓ 4.2% YoY
Current Assets
£771k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£198k£396k£594k£793k£991kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£788.4k£736.8k
Current assets£771.2k£990.8k
Cash£254.8k£328.3k
Debtors£475.1k£613.9k
Net assets£529.8k£553.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2026-03-05
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    Charge satisfied #4
  3. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2021-01-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2020-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-05-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-05-09
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-05-08
    ➕
    MORRISON-CRANE, Andrew Paul appointed
    director
  18. 2019-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-07-06
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  20. 2018-07-06
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    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2018-07-06
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2012-01-17
    ➖
    MORRISON-CRANE, Andrew Paul resigned
    secretary
  23. 2012-01-17
    ➖
    MORRISON-CRANE, Andrew Paul resigned
    director
  24. 2011-12-08
    ➕
    WARD, Stuart appointed
    director
  25. 2001-11-15
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 2000-07-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Royal Bank Invoice Finance Limited
  27. 1999-09-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 1998-06-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Salebeech Limited
  29. 1998-04-08
    ➕
    MORRISON-CRANE, Carole Anne Elizabeth appointed
    director
  30. 1998-04-08
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel John resigned
    nominee-secretary
  31. 1998-04-08
    ➕
    MORRISON-CRANE, Andrew Paul appointed
    secretary
  32. 1998-04-08
    ➖
    DOYLE, Betty June resigned
    nominee-director
  33. 1998-04-08
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel John resigned
    nominee-director
  34. 1998-04-08
    ➕
    MORRISON-CRANE, Andrew Paul appointed
    director
  35. 1998-03-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDY CRANE TRANSPORT LIMITED
  36. 1998-03-27
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel John appointed
    nominee-secretary
  37. 1998-03-27
    ➕
    DOYLE, Betty June appointed
    nominee-director
  38. 1998-03-27
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel John appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Paul Morrison-Crane
Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Carole Anne Elizabeth Morrison-Crane
Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Carole Anne Elizabeth Morrisonceased 01/07/2017· 25-50% shares

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Unit 9 Vulcan Way
Sandhurst
Berkshire
GU47 9DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

MORRISON-CRANE, Andrew Paul→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRISON-CRANE, Carole Anne Elizabeth→
director · ~64y · appointed 1998-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARD, Stuart→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DWYER, Daniel John→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-27 · resigned 1998-04-08
Resigned
MORRISON-CRANE, Andrew Paul→
secretary · appointed 1998-04-08 · resigned 2012-01-17
Resigned
DOYLE, Betty June→
nominee-director · ~90y · appointed 1998-03-27 · resigned 1998-04-08
Resigned
DWYER, Daniel John→
nominee-director · ~85y · appointed 1998-03-27 · resigned 1998-04-08
Resigned
MORRISON-CRANE, Andrew Paul→
director · ~65y · appointed 1998-04-08 · resigned 2012-01-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property15/11/200105/03/2026
satisfied
Royal Bank Invoice Finance
Royal Bank Invoice Finance Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property13/07/200006/07/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property14/09/199906/07/2018
satisfied
Salebeech
Salebeech Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property09/06/199813/01/2021

Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-01-13