ACCLAIM FREIGHT SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07227767 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 16.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 51210
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 16.0y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
78 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2025-06-30 |
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| Average employees | 1200 |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-08-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-08-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-08-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-07-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-05-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-06🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2025-04-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-02-07✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-28➖DOUGLAS, Simon Mark resigneddirector
- 2018-07-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-03-01➕FLOOD, Thomas Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2018-03-01➖FLOOD, Antony Gerard resignedsecretary
- 2018-03-01➖ALDRIDGE, Mark Cullum resigneddirector
- 2018-03-01➖FLOOD, Antony Gerard resigneddirector
- 2011-03-11➕DOUGLAS, Simon Mark appointeddirector
- 2011-02-08➕ALDRIDGE, Christopher Robert appointeddirector
- 2011-02-08➕FLOOD, Thomas Christopher appointeddirector
- 2010-11-30➕FLOOD, Antony Gerard appointedsecretary
- 2010-11-29➕ALDRIDGE, Mark Cullum appointeddirector
- 2010-11-29➕FLOOD, Antony Gerard appointeddirector
- 2010-11-29➖PARKINSON, Deborah Anne resigneddirector
- 2010-06-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2010-04-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCLAIM FREIGHT SERVICES LIMITED
- 2010-04-19➕PARKINSON, Deborah Anne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
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 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)
Group structure
Aliena Artis Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Aliena Artis Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
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ACCLAIM FREIGHT SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 07227767
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Aliena Artis Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 03/04/2025 |
Mr Thomas Christopher Flood Individual · British · DOB 09/1990 · age 36 | — | — | board controlboard control | 01/04/2021 |
Mr Christopher Robert Aldridge Individual · British · DOB 12/1991 · age 35 | — | — | board controlboard control | 01/04/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Simon Mark Douglasceased 01/04/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC51210 — SIC 51210
Registered office
F7 Fareham Heights
Standard Way
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 8XT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
FLOOD, Thomas Christopher→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALDRIDGE, Christopher Robert→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2011-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLOOD, Thomas Christopher→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2011-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLOOD, Antony Gerard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-11-30 · resigned 2018-03-01
ALDRIDGE, Mark Cullum→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2010-11-29 · resigned 2018-03-01
DOUGLAS, Simon Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-03-11 · resigned 2021-08-28
FLOOD, Antony Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-11-29 · resigned 2018-03-01
PARKINSON, Deborah Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-04-19 · resigned 2010-11-29
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/05/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/07/2018 | 28/06/2024 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 14/06/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (78 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-04
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-08-04
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-08-04
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-08-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28