BPN TRANSPORT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08291073 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-13
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-11-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BPN TRANSPORT LIMITED
- 2012-11-13➕LEE, Katie appointeddirector
- 2012-11-13➕LEE, Matthew Robert 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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Matthew Robert Lee Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Miss Katie Lee Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ARSHMAN LOGISTICS LTD→ 16858835 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ATLANTIC TANK CLEAN BARRY LIMITED→ 04082023 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| BORO CABS LIMITED→ 16426484 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BPN UK LIMITED→ 05963195 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| BRADFORD SELF STORAGE LIMITED→ 13984329 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BRIX BANX & MANAGEMENT LTD→ 12212088 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BT HODGEON LOGISTICS LIMITED→ 16854713 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BULK TAINER TRANSPORT LIMITED→ 11413244 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BULKHAUL LIMITED→ 01603021 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
| BURNSIDE DISTRIBUTION LTD→ 11948898 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
384 Linthorpe Road
Middlesbrough
TS5 6HA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
LEE, Matthew Robert→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2012-11-13
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Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-10