A&A FORWARDING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08272506 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 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.

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£1£1£2£2Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets—£2
Net assets—£2
Average employees0—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-02-25
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2016-02-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-02-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-02-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2016-02-23
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    FITZSIMONS, Robert John resigned
    director
  17. 2016-02-22
    ➕
    BULL, Adrian Alan appointed
    director
  18. 2016-02-22
    ➕
    BULL, Amanda Elise appointed
    director
  19. 2012-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As A&A FORWARDING LIMITED
  20. 2012-10-29
    ➕
    FITZSIMONS, Robert John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Adrian Alan Bull
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Amanda Elise Bull
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

12b Felnor Walk
Felixstowe
IP11 7DN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BULL, Adrian Alan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-02-22
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Active
BULL, Amanda Elise→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-02-22
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Active
FITZSIMONS, Robert John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-10-29 · resigned 2016-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-08