A D WILLIAMS TRANSPORT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04255294 · ltd · incorporated 2001-07-19
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
£228.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £228,580

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£229k
↑ 8.4% YoY
Current Assets
£158k
↑ 75% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£46k£91k£137k£183k£229kFeb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Total assets£230.4k£212.6k
Current assets£157.6k£89.8k
Net assets£228.6k£210.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-07-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2022-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-03
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Ann Doreen resigned
    secretary
  10. 2021-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2001-07-19
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    Company incorporated
    As A D WILLIAMS TRANSPORT LIMITED
  18. 2001-07-19
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Tracy John appointed
    director
  19. 2001-07-19
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Ann Doreen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2001-07-19
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2001-07-19
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-07-19
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2001-07-19
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILLIAMS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tracy John Williams
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Anne Doreen Williamsceased 03/03/2022· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Rowan Lodge
Peterstow
Ross-On-Wye
HR9 6LF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Tracy John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Ann Doreen→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-19 · resigned 2022-03-03
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-07-19 · resigned 2001-07-19
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-07-19 · resigned 2001-07-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-19