ALAN BEASLEY TRANSPORT LTD
💤Zombieactive
05729330 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-03
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 19.9y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 9 | 1100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-06-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-06-13🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-06-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-16🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2021-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-07📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2020-10-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-10-07➕PALLANT, Anthony William appointedsecretary
- 2020-10-07➖PALLANT, Derek William resignedsecretary
- 2020-10-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-10-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-09-30🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
- 2017-04-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
- 2006-07-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2006-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ALAN BEASLEY TRANSPORT LTD
- 2006-03-03➕PALLANT, Anthony William appointeddirector
- 2006-03-03➕PALLANT, Derek William appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony William Pallant Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Unit 15,
Withy Road Industrial Estate,
Bilston,
Wolverhampton,
WV14 0RX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
PALLANT, Anthony William→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PALLANT, Anthony William→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-03-03
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PALLANT, Derek William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-03-03 · resigned 2020-10-07
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/06/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Hitachi Capital (UK) Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/09/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | — | 24/04/2017 | 13/06/2022 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | — | 24/04/2017 | 13/06/2022 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/07/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-06-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-18