ALLWAYS FREIGHT UK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04629002 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£347.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52230
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £347,621
Cash YoY
+20%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£641k
↑ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£348k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£828k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £347.6k | £251.8k |
| Current assets | £827.9k | £741.3k |
| Cash | £641.0k | £533.3k |
| Debtors | £186.8k | £208.0k |
| Net assets | £347.6k | £251.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄court-ordermiscellaneous · OC
- 2020-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-02-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-02-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-10-30📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2019-10-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-04-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-04-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-23➕SIBERRY, Neil Christopher appointeddirector
- 2019-04-23➕WHITE, Liam George appointeddirector
- 2019-04-23➖PEARSON, Christopher Garret resigneddirector
- 2019-04-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-03-18➖MANNING, Timothy William resigneddirector
- 2016-09-30➕PEARSON, Christopher Garret appointeddirector
- 2016-09-22➖PEARSON, Christopher Garret resigneddirector
- 2005-06-01➕PEARSON, Christopher Garret appointeddirector
- 2005-05-19➕BUNCE, Stuart Ivan appointedsecretary
- 2005-05-19➖PEARSON, Christopher Garret resignedsecretary
- 2003-01-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLWAYS FREIGHT UK LIMITED
- 2003-01-06➕PEARSON, Christopher Garret appointedsecretary
- 2003-01-06➕THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-06➖THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-06➕MANNING, Timothy William appointeddirector
- 2003-01-06➕THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-01-06➖THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neil Christopher Siberry Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/02/2020 |
Mr Liam George White Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/02/2020 |
Mr Christopher Garret Pearson Individual · British · DOB 11/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/09/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Timothy William Manningceased 25/02/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52230 — SIC 52230
Registered office
Littleton House
Littleton Road
Ashford
Middlesex
TW15 1UU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
BUNCE, Stuart Ivan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SIBERRY, Neil Christopher→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITE, Liam George→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2019-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PEARSON, Christopher Garret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-01-06 · resigned 2005-05-19
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-06 · resigned 2003-01-06
MANNING, Timothy William→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-01-06 · resigned 2019-03-18
PEARSON, Christopher Garret→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2016-09-30 · resigned 2019-04-23
PEARSON, Christopher Garret→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2016-09-22
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-06 · resigned 2003-01-06
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Recent filings (79 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
court-order
miscellaneous · OC
2020-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-02-26