A. LUCKES AND SON (REMOVALS & STORAGE) LTD

🌳Matureactive
08030487 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-13
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 3.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£24.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Removal services
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.9y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~3.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,063
Cash YoY
+47%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£127k
↑ 47% YoY
Net Worth
£24k
↑ 358% YoY
Current Assets
£143k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29k£57k£86k£114k£143kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£160.3k£167.1k
Current assets£142.9k£102.4k
Cash£127.5k£86.8k
Debtors£15.4k£15.5k
Net assets£24.1k£5.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-07
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  5. 2023-04-15
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2023-04-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2023-04-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2022-07-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  11. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-14
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-10-05
    ➕
    LUCKES, Max Peter Alexander appointed
    director
  15. 2019-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-04-13
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    Company incorporated
    As A. LUCKES AND SON (REMOVALS & STORAGE) LTD
  19. 2012-04-13
    ➕
    LUCKES, Alexander appointed
    director
  20. 2012-04-13
    ➕
    LUCKES, Sally Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LUCKES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Luckes
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Sally Jane Luckes
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49420 — Removal services

Registered office

Units 1-3 Marshgate Industrial Estate
Swindon
SN1 2PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

LUCKES, Alexander→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-04-13
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Active
LUCKES, Max Peter Alexander→
director · ~30y · appointed 2020-10-05
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Active
LUCKES, Sally Jane→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-04-13
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property25/07/2022—
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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-04-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-02