BATTLE AREA COMMUNITY TRANSPORT

🌳Matureactive

03564867 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-05-15

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49319

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

27 officers (6 active, 27 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

110 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand

2026-02-13
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officers · TM01
2026-02-09
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RAY, James Victor Frederick resigned
director
2026-02-02
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officers · TM01
2026-01-29
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SHARMAN, Geoffrey Charles resigned
director
2025-10-16
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accounts · AA
2025-04-02
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officers · RP04AP01
2025-02-06
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officers · AP01
2025-01-30
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EDWARDS, Keith appointed
director
2025-01-24
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officers · TM01
2024-12-20
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RIVERS, Simon Jeremy resigned
director
2024-10-25
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officers · CH01
2024-09-26
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accounts · AA
2024-08-20
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officers · AP01
2024-06-27
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RIVERS, Simon Jeremy appointed
director
2024-03-05
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officers · TM01
2024-02-08
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FYFE, Carol resigned
director
2023-09-29
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accounts · AA
2022-10-14
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accounts · AA
2022-04-29
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officers · CH01
2021-11-18
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accounts · AA
2021-06-17
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officers · TM01
2020-12-31
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EDWARDS, Derek James resigned
director
2020-10-26
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accounts · AA
2020-06-18
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officers · AP01
2020-06-18
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2020-04-08
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CLARK, Ian Briant appointed
director
2020-04-08
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NEWMAN, Marian Barbara appointed
director
2019-12-11
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HARMER, Colin Harvey resigned
director
2019-12-11
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LANGDOWN, Peggy Sue resigned
director
2018-12-12
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EDWARDS, Derek James appointed
director
2018-12-12
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FYFE, Carol appointed
director
2015-08-12
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AVANN, Ray Charles resigned
director
2015-08-12
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LANGDOWN, Peggy Sue appointed
director
2015-04-08
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PRATT, David John appointed
director
2014-12-10
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LYNCH, Kelvin Barry resigned
director
2012-12-12
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LYNCH, Kelvin Barry appointed
director
2011-12-07
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AVANN, Madeleine Therese resigned
director
2011-12-07
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STRONGHILL, Richard Edward resigned
director
2011-02-10
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NEWMAN, Brynmoor Iven appointed
secretary
2011-02-10
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LEVETT, David Senior resigned
secretary
2011-02-10
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LEVETT, David Senior resigned
director
2010-12-08
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DODDS, Edward William resigned
director
2010-12-08
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REEVES, David William resigned
director
2010-12-08
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SHARMAN, Geoffrey Charles appointed
director
2009-04-23
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NEWMAN, Brynmoor Iven appointed
director
2009-04-23
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DODDS, Edward William appointed
director
2007-05-16
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STOKES, Barry resigned
director
2007-05-16
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STRONGHILL, Richard Edward appointed
director
2006-03-15
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CRAVEN, David John resigned
director
2006-01-23
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REEVES, David William appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: RAY, James Victor Frederick resigned 2026-02-09; SHARMAN, Geoffrey Charles resigned 2026-01-29

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1998-05-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49319 — SIC 49319

Registered office

Unit 3 Vinehall Business Centre

Vinehall Road

Mountfield

East Sussex

TN32 5JW

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-10

Last: 2026-03-27