ACCLAIM PALLET EXPRESS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05103505 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-16
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£11.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed transport with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 68). 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,371
Cash YoY
+22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£296k
↑ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£11k
↑ 829% YoY
Current Assets
£312k
↑ 9.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£62k£125k£187k£249k£312kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£11.4k£1.2k
Current assets£311.7k£284.6k
Cash£296.0k£242.5k
Debtors£15.8k£42.1k
Net assets£11.4k£1.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2023-12-19
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  4. 2022-12-14
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  5. 2021-12-15
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  6. 2020-12-22
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  7. 2019-12-20
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  8. 2018-12-21
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  9. 2017-07-10
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-05-31
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  12. 2015-12-21
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  13. 2015-04-17
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  14. 2014-12-12
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  15. 2014-06-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2004-05-01
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    GATAORA, Jasvinder appointed
    secretary
  17. 2004-05-01
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    GATAORA, Jasvinder appointed
    director
  18. 2004-05-01
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    SANDHU, Ravinder appointed
    director
  19. 2004-05-01
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    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
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  20. 2004-05-01
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    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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  21. 2004-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCLAIM PALLET EXPRESS LIMITED
  22. 2004-04-16
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    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-04-16
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    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

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: 2026-04-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ravi Singh Sandhu
Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

19 Wadsworth Road, Unit15
Perivale
Middlesex
UB6 7LF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-16

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GATAORA, Jasvinder→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-01
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Active
GATAORA, Jasvinder→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-05-01
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Active
SANDHU, Ravinder→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-05-01
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Active
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2004-05-01
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2004-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-10