31 TRANSPORT LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-13.2k | £-42.3k |
| Current assets | £11.4k | £13.5k |
| Cash | £3.8k | £810 |
| Debtors | £7.6k | £12.7k |
| Net assets | £-39.5k | £-74.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 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
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-15📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-10-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-17🏢Company incorporatedAs 31 TRANSPORT LIMITED
- 2014-11-17➕SHAFAIT, Mohammed appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mohammed Shafait Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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