A & S TRANSPORT (NW) LIMITED

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07090668 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-30
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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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
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 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.

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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-28
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    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2026-01-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2025-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-18
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-24
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-23
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-06
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-23
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-07-26
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-05-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  17. 2009-11-30
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    Company incorporated
    As A & S TRANSPORT (NW) LIMITED
  18. 2009-11-30
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Michaela Jane appointed
    secretary
  19. 2009-11-30
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    PEACOCK, Andrew John appointed
    director
  20. 2009-11-30
    ➕
    WING, Clifford Donald appointed
    director
  21. 2009-11-30
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    WING, Clifford Donald resigned
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Andrew John Peacock
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/11/2016

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
Incorporated2009-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Suite 4 48 Westgate
Old Skelmersdale
Lancashire
WN8 8AZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WRIGHT, Michaela Jane→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-30
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Active
PEACOCK, Andrew John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-11-30
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Active
WING, Clifford Donald→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-11-30 · resigned 2009-11-30
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 property10/05/201028/01/2026

Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-13