M J PROSSER TRANSPORT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04573385 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-25

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 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.9y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 22.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 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

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Average employees	100	100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-27
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-02-26
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PROSSER, Mark John appointed
secretary
2018-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-09-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-04-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-10-29
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-02-22
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PROSSER, Joanne Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2010-02-22
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PROSSER, Joanne Elizabeth resigned
director
2005-11-01
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PROSSER, Joanne Elizabeth appointed
director
2003-06-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2002-10-25
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Company incorporated
As M J PROSSER TRANSPORT LIMITED
2002-10-25
➕
PROSSER, Mark John appointed
director
2002-10-25
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PROSSER, Joanne Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2002-10-25
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-25
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-25
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COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-10-25
➖
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2002-10-25
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-10-25
➖
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES 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 "PROSSER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — 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 61. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark John Prosser Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2002-10-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

20 Enville Road

Wall Heath

Kingswinford

West Midlands

DY6 0JT

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-04

Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

PROSSER, Mark John→

secretary · appointed 2019-02-26

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Active

PROSSER, Mark John→

director · ~61y · appointed 2002-10-25

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Active

PROSSER, Joanne Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2002-10-25 · resigned 2010-02-22

Resigned

COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-25 · resigned 2002-10-25

Resigned

PROSSER, Joanne Elizabeth→

director · ~54y · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2010-02-22

Resigned

COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-25 · resigned 2002-10-25

Resigned

COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-25 · resigned 2002-10-25

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	17/06/2003	—

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