BRITON FERRY STEVEDORING LIMITED

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04677174 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-25
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-58.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52241SIC 52241
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -39% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
65 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £58,558
Net assets shrinking
Down £189,439 YoY
Cash YoY
-39%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£144k
↓ 39% YoY
Net Worth
-£59k
↓ 145% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£59k£241k£540k£840k£1.1m£1.4mAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-58.6k£130.9k
Current assets£1.29M£1.44M
Cash£144.1k£236.8k
Debtors£1.15M£1.17M
Net assets£-58.6k£130.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-16
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    WILLIAMS, Abigail Laura resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-24
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    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-04-23
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-01
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    FOREY, David Ian resigned
    secretary
  11. 2021-06-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-04
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2018-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2003-03-07
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Andrew John appointed
    director
  19. 2003-03-07
    ➕
    FOREY, David Ian appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-03-07
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-03-07
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Abigail Laura appointed
    director
  22. 2003-03-07
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BRITON FERRY STEVEDORING LIMITED
  24. 2003-02-25
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-02-25
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew John Williams
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Giants Wharf
Briton Ferry
Neath
Port Talbot
SA11 2LP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Andrew John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOREY, David Ian→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-07 · resigned 2021-06-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-25 · resigned 2003-03-07
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Abigail Laura→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-03-07 · resigned 2025-12-16
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-25 · resigned 2003-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
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gazette · DISS40
2024-04-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27