BARRY JEFFREY TRANSPORT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06541547 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-20
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 5 | 500 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-20📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-20➕JEFFREY, Jackie appointeddirector
- 2016-09-20➖JEFFREY, Barry resigneddirector
- 2016-09-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2008-07-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barry Jeffrey and Gene Ann Jeffrey
- 2008-03-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BARRY JEFFREY TRANSPORT LIMITED
- 2008-03-20➕JEFFREY, Jackie appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-20➕JEFFREY, Alexander Barry appointeddirector
- 2008-03-20➕JEFFREY, Barry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JEFFREY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander Barry Jeffrey Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Jackie Jeffrey Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Epsilon House The Square
Gloucester Business Park
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL3 4AD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
JEFFREY, Alexander Barry→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JEFFREY, Jackie→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2016-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JEFFREY, Barry→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2008-03-20 · resigned 2016-09-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barry Jeffrey and Gene Ann Jeffrey | Chattel mortgage | 1 property | 07/07/2008 | 20/09/2016 |
Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-20