AAA LOGISTICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05534604 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-11
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£159.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £159,229
Cash YoY
-16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£46k
↓ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£159k
↑ 76% YoY
Current Assets
£279k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£56k£112k£168k£224k£279kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£309.5k£159.2k
Current assets£279.5k£240.5k
Cash£45.8k£54.8k
Debtors£233.6k£185.7k
Net assets£159.2k£90.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-11-16
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    WOOD, Edward Michael resigned
    director
  6. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-10
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    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2020-06-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  11. 2020-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-04-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-01-17
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-01-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2018-11-30
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    HART, Claire resigned
    secretary
  18. 2018-11-30
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    HART, Claire resigned
    director
  19. 2018-11-27
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-11-26
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    WOOD, Joanne appointed
    director
  21. 2018-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2006-10-10
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    WOOD, Nigel Seymour resigned
    director
  23. 2005-09-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  24. 2005-08-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AAA LOGISTICS LIMITED
  25. 2005-08-11
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    WOOD, Kevin appointed
    director
  26. 2005-08-11
    ➕
    HART, Claire appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-08-11
    ➕
    HART, Claire appointed
    director
  28. 2005-08-11
    ➕
    WOOD, Edward Michael appointed
    director
  29. 2005-08-11
    ➕
    WOOD, Nigel Seymour appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 64. 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Joanne Wood
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/11/2018
Mr Kevin Wood
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Claire Elizabeth Hartceased 30/11/2018· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

The Paddocks Farm Leicester Road
Kibworth Harcourt
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE8 0NP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WOOD, Joanne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, Kevin→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HART, Claire→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-11 · resigned 2018-11-30
Resigned
HART, Claire→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-08-11 · resigned 2018-11-30
Resigned
WOOD, Edward Michael→
director · ~91y · appointed 2005-08-11 · resigned 2023-11-16
Resigned
WOOD, Nigel Seymour→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-08-11 · resigned 2006-10-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property30/09/200510/06/2020

Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-10