A2B TRUCKING UK LTD

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08020615 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-04
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.2y

20/100
under pressure

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

  • · Charge age ~4.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Loss-making
Loss before tax £17,563

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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Turnover—£907.3k
Gross profit£9.0k—
Operating profit£-17.5k£171.0k
Profit before tax£-17.6k£-32.2k
Average employees1000

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-19
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    GAY, Christopher John resigned
    director
  6. 2023-04-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-10-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2022-05-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  11. 2022-04-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2022-03-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2022-03-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
  14. 2022-03-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-03-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2022-03-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2022-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2022-03-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2022-03-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2022-03-15
    ➕
    YAPP, Kevin appointed
    director
  23. 2022-03-15
    ➖
    BALCAEN, Pieter resigned
    director
  24. 2022-03-15
    ➖
    DE DIJCKER, Christine resigned
    director
  25. 2022-03-15
    ➖
    DE DIJCKER, Kelly resigned
    director
  26. 2022-03-15
    ➕
    GAY, Christopher John appointed
    director
  27. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  28. 2021-05-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  29. 2017-05-18
    ➖
    VAN DEN POEL, Mathias resigned
    secretary
  30. 2017-05-18
    ➕
    BALCAEN, Pieter appointed
    director
  31. 2017-05-18
    ➕
    DE DIJCKER, Christine appointed
    director
  32. 2017-05-18
    ➕
    DE DIJCKER, Kelly appointed
    director
  33. 2017-05-18
    ➖
    VANDEN POEL, Jean Marie resigned
    director
  34. 2012-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As A2B TRUCKING UK LTD
  35. 2012-04-04
    ➕
    VAN DEN POEL, Mathias appointed
    secretary
  36. 2012-04-04
    ➕
    SHAH, Ela appointed
    director
  37. 2012-04-04
    ➖
    SHAH, Ela resigned
    director
  38. 2012-04-04
    ➕
    VANDEN POEL, Jean Marie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Lawson Carswell Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Lawson Carswell Holdings Limited
Corporate parent
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A2B TRUCKING UK LTD
This company · 08020615

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lawson Carswell Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence15/03/2022
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Kelly De Dijcker And Pieter Balcaenceased 15/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Christine De Dijckerceased 15/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Kelly De Dijckerceased 24/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Emvi Holdings N.V.ceased 31/07/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2012-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Warwick Road Business Centre Warwick Road
Maltby
Rotherham
S66 8EW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

YAPP, Kevin→
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VAN DEN POEL, Mathias→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-04 · resigned 2017-05-18
Resigned
BALCAEN, Pieter→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-05-18 · resigned 2022-03-15
Resigned
DE DIJCKER, Christine→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-05-18 · resigned 2022-03-15
Resigned
DE DIJCKER, Kelly→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-05-18 · resigned 2022-03-15
Resigned
GAY, Christopher John→
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-03-15 · resigned 2023-04-19
Resigned
SHAH, Ela→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-04-04 · resigned 2012-04-04
Resigned
VANDEN POEL, Jean Marie→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-04-04 · resigned 2017-05-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property24/05/2022—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
A registered charge—28/03/2022—
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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22