A F CORBISHLEY AND SON (TRANSPORT) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03834458 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-01
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£230.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 26.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £230,110
Cash YoY
+10%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£44k
↑ 10% YoY
Net Worth
£230k
↑ 4.9% YoY
Current Assets
£271k
↑ 2.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £272.7k | £276.9k |
| Current assets | £270.7k | £265.0k |
| Cash | £43.9k | £39.8k |
| Debtors | £217.1k | £215.9k |
| Net assets | £230.1k | £219.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-06-14➖CORBISHLEY, Antony Frank resigneddirector
- 2013-09-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2000-08-31➖CORBISHLEY, Neil Leonard resignedsecretary
- 2000-05-31➖CORBISHLEY, Kathleen Eugene resigneddirector
- 2000-02-17➕CORBISHLEY, Kathleen Eugene appointedsecretary
- 2000-02-17➕CORBISHLEY, Neil Leonard appointeddirector
- 2000-02-17➕CORBISHLEY, Antony Frank appointeddirector
- 2000-02-17➕CORBISHLEY, Kathleen Eugene appointeddirector
- 2000-02-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1999-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs A F CORBISHLEY AND SON (TRANSPORT) LIMITED
- 1999-09-01➕CORBISHLEY, Neil Leonard appointedsecretary
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CORBISHLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kathleen Eugene Corbishley Individual · British · DOB 02/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/12/2021 |
Mr Neil Leonard Corbishley Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/09/2016 |
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Cherry Tree Court
Cross Street
Leek
Staffordshire
ST13 6BL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
CORBISHLEY, Kathleen Eugene→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CORBISHLEY, Neil Leonard→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2000-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CORBISHLEY, Neil Leonard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 2000-08-31
CORBISHLEY, Antony Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2000-02-17 · resigned 2016-06-14
CORBISHLEY, Kathleen Eugene→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2000-02-17 · resigned 2000-05-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/09/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 07/02/2000 | — |
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Recent filings (73 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14