ACTIVE TRANSPORT LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 22 | 2200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-07-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2004-09-01➕YATES, Karen Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2000-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE TRANSPORT LIMITED
- 2000-07-26➕YATES, Karen Lorraine appointedsecretary
- 2000-07-26➕YATES, Mark appointeddirector
- 2000-07-26➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-07-26➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-07-26➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-07-26➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
cleanGroup structure
Active Group Of Companies Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Group Of Companies Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/02/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Karen Lorraine Yatesceased 01/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Mark Yatesceased 01/02/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
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