A S TRANSPORT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08131132 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-05
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.40M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -34% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,396,684
Net assets shrinking
Down £201,194 YoY
Cash YoY
-34%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£243k
↓ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£501k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.49M | £1.77M |
| Current assets | £500.7k | £679.4k |
| Cash | £242.9k | £369.7k |
| Debtors | £257.8k | £309.7k |
| Net assets | £1.40M | £1.60M |
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
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-05-18➕PAUL, Alan Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2012-10-01➕PAUL, Clare appointeddirector
- 2012-07-05🏢Company incorporatedAs A S TRANSPORT LIMITED
- 2012-07-05➕PAUL, Alan Michael appointeddirector
- 2012-07-05➕PAUL, Mark Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Alan Paul Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/07/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan Michael Paulceased 05/07/2022· 25-50% shares
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
Incorporated2012-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Riverscroft
Chertsey Road
Shepperton
Middlesex
TW17 9NY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
PAUL, Alan Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2017-05-18
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PAUL, Alan Michael→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2012-07-05
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Active
PAUL, Mark Alan→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2012-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (48 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-02