ABC FREIGHT FORWARDING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05029036 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-29
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  5. 2023-02-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-05-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-05-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-05-04
    WILLIAMS, David John resigned
    director
  11. 2022-05-03
    MORRIS, Michael James appointed
    director
  12. 2022-05-03
    MULLIGAN, Robert Matthew appointed
    director
  13. 2021-11-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2017-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-04-03
    VRKLJAN, Tihomil resigned
    secretary
  21. 2012-04-03
    MCNAMARA, Snjezana resigned
    director
  22. 2012-04-03
    WILLIAMS, David John appointed
    director
  23. 2004-07-20
    HAISTOR, Sinisa resigned
    secretary
  24. 2004-07-20
    VRKLJAN, Tihomil appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-01-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABC FREIGHT FORWARDING LIMITED
  26. 2004-01-29
    HAISTOR, Sinisa appointed
    secretary
  27. 2004-01-29
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2004-01-29
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-01-29
    MCNAMARA, Snjezana appointed
    director
  30. 2004-01-29
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2004-01-29
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Rhenus Logistics Liverpool Road
Eccles
Manchester
M30 7RF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

MORRIS, Michael James
director · ~55y · appointed 2022-05-03
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Active
MULLIGAN, Robert Matthew
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-05-03
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Active
HAISTOR, Sinisa
secretary · appointed 2004-01-29 · resigned 2004-07-20
Resigned
VRKLJAN, Tihomil
secretary · appointed 2004-07-20 · resigned 2012-04-03
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-29 · resigned 2004-01-29
Resigned
MCNAMARA, Snjezana
director · ~72y · appointed 2004-01-29 · resigned 2012-04-03
Resigned
WILLIAMS, David John
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-04-03 · resigned 2022-05-04
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-29 · resigned 2004-01-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-02-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-04