A & S TRADING AGENCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
06510406 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-20
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.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52101
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52241SIC 52241
  • 52242SIC 52242
  • 52243SIC 52243
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees300300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-16
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-09
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    KHAN, Sherzaman resigned
    director
  4. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-05-15
    ➕
    KHAN, Sherzaman appointed
    director
  7. 2024-04-03
    ➖
    ANTWI, Enoch Kwabena resigned
    director
  8. 2024-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-06-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-25
    ➕
    ANTWI, Enoch Kwabena appointed
    director
  18. 2018-04-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2017-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-05-15
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    ANTWI, Isaac Kwasi appointed
    director
  21. 2015-05-15
    ➖
    ANTWI, Enoch Kwabena resigned
    director
  22. 2014-09-08
    ➖
    ANTWI, Isaac Kwasi resigned
    secretary
  23. 2014-09-08
    ➕
    ANTWI, Enoch Kwabena appointed
    director
  24. 2014-09-08
    ➖
    ANTWI, Isaac Kwasi resigned
    director
  25. 2008-06-27
    ➕
    ANTWI, Isaac Kwasi appointed
    director
  26. 2008-02-20
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    Company incorporated
    As A & S TRADING AGENCY LTD
  27. 2008-02-20
    ➕
    ANTWI, Isaac Kwasi appointed
    secretary

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Isaac Kwasi Antwi
Individual · German · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares20/02/2017

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
Incorporated2008-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52101 — SIC 52101

Registered office

181a North End
Croydon
CR0 1TP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

ANTWI, Isaac Kwasi→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-05-15
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Active
ANTWI, Isaac Kwasi→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-20 · resigned 2014-09-08
Resigned
ANTWI, Enoch Kwabena→
director · ~36y · appointed 2018-04-25 · resigned 2024-04-03
Resigned
ANTWI, Enoch Kwabena→
director · ~36y · appointed 2014-09-08 · resigned 2015-05-15
Resigned
ANTWI, Isaac Kwasi→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-06-27 · resigned 2014-09-08
Resigned
KHAN, Sherzaman→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-05-15 · resigned 2025-09-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
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officers · AP01
2024-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-11