CLIVE SINGLETON TRANSPORT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04567415 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-18

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 Oct 2024

Net worth

£6.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 22.0y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 22.0 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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £6,180

Cash YoY

+86%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£4k

↑ 86% YoY

Net Worth

£6k

↑ 174% YoY

Current Assets

£4k

↑ 85% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£6.2k	£-8.4k
Current assets	£3.7k	£2.0k
Cash	£3.6k	£1.9k
Debtors	£67	£42
Net assets	£6.2k	£-8.4k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-06-24
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accounts · AA
2024-07-02
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accounts · AA
2023-06-27
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accounts · AA
2022-06-14
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accounts · AA
2021-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
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mortgage · MR04
2020-11-24
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mortgage · MR04
2020-11-24
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mortgage · MR04
2020-11-24
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Charge satisfied #3
2020-11-24
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-11-24
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-07-06
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accounts · AA
2019-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-07-03
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accounts · AA
2016-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-10-23
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annual-return · AR01
2015-07-29
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accounts · AA
2015-01-26
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SINGLETON, Susan Lynne appointed
director
2015-01-26
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SINGLETON, Clive Noel resigned
director
2006-05-10
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2004-12-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2004-05-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2002-10-18
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Company incorporated
As CLIVE SINGLETON TRANSPORT LIMITED
2002-10-18
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SINGLETON, Susan Lynne appointed
secretary
2002-10-18
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GRIFFETT, Steven John appointed
secretary
2002-10-18
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GRIFFETT, Steven John resigned
secretary
2002-10-18
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SINGLETON, Clive Noel appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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 "SINGLETON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Susan Lynne Singleton Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	18/10/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-10-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

138 Treffry Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 1WE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-01

Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SINGLETON, Susan Lynne→

secretary · appointed 2002-10-18

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Active

SINGLETON, Susan Lynne→

director · ~56y · appointed 2015-01-26

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Active

GRIFFETT, Steven John→

secretary · appointed 2002-10-18 · resigned 2002-10-18

Resigned

SINGLETON, Clive Noel→

director · ~67y · appointed 2002-10-18 · resigned 2015-01-26

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Marine mortgage	1 property	10/05/2006	24/11/2020
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	06/12/2004	24/11/2020
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Marine mortgage	1 property	28/05/2004	24/11/2020