A & D TRANSPORT (NW) LIMITED

📈Growthactive
05745335 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-16
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (85/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 13.5y

45/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £698,725

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Profit before tax£698.7k£443.0k
Average employees676900

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2026-01-15
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    Charge satisfied #6
  3. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2024-01-17
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  7. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2019-05-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2019-05-13
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    Charge satisfied #3
  15. 2019-05-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2019-05-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2019-05-01
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  18. 2019-04-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2019-03-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  20. 2019-03-29
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    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2019-03-28
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  22. 2019-03-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2019-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2019-02-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  25. 2019-02-07
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
  26. 2019-02-06
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  27. 2017-03-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2013-09-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  29. 2012-11-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2010-01-31
    ➖
    BRIMBLE, Donna Marie resigned
    secretary
  31. 2006-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As A & D TRANSPORT (NW) LIMITED
  32. 2006-03-16
    ➕
    BRIMBLE, Allan Stuart appointed
    director
  33. 2006-03-16
    ➕
    BRIMBLE, Donna Marie appointed
    secretary
  34. 2006-03-16
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2006-03-16
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2006-03-16
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 2006-03-16
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Allan Stuart Brimble
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Donna Brimble
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

1 Mulberry Avenue
Turnstone Business Park
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 0WN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BRIMBLE, Allan Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIMBLE, Donna Marie→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-16 · resigned 2010-01-31
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-16 · resigned 2006-03-16
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-16 · resigned 2006-03-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property17/01/2024—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property01/05/2019—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property28/03/201915/01/2026
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
A registered charge—07/02/2019—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property06/02/2019—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property24/03/201713/05/2019
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge13 properties23/09/201329/03/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property28/11/201213/05/2019
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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-26