A.D. & B.J.BOOTE TRANSPORT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04764184 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-21
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-02-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-06-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-02-03
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-15
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-07
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-14
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2003-05-14
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    Company incorporated
    As A.D. & B.J.BOOTE TRANSPORT LIMITED
  18. 2003-05-14
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    BOOTE, Beryl Janet appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-05-14
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    BOOTE, Alan Derek appointed
    director
  20. 2003-05-14
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    BOOTE, Beryl Janet appointed
    director
  21. 2003-05-14
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    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-05-14
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    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOOTE" — 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Derek Boote
Individual · British · DOB 06/1947 · age 79
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

133 Brown Lees Road
Brown Lees
Stoke On Trent
Staffordshire
ST8 6PN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-14

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BOOTE, Beryl Janet→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-14
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Active
BOOTE, Alan Derek→
director · ~79y · appointed 2003-05-14
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Active
BOOTE, Beryl Janet→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-05-14
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Active
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-14 · resigned 2003-05-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-15