AR & PA TRANSPORT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09357150 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-16
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
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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-£239k-£190k-£142k-£93k-£44k£5kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£-23.5k
Current assets—£4.6k
Net assets—£-239.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-31
    ➖
    FORDER, April Rose resigned
    director
  6. 2023-06-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-01-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2014-12-16
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    Company incorporated
    As AR & PA TRANSPORT LIMITED
  18. 2014-12-16
    ➕
    FORDER, Adrian John appointed
    director
  19. 2014-12-16
    ➕
    FORDER, Paula Anne appointed
    director
  20. 2014-12-16
    ➕
    FORDER, April Rose 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Paula Anne Forder
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/12/2016

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
Incorporated2014-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

20 Post Office Close
Lingwood
Norwich
Norfolk
NR13 4EW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FORDER, Adrian John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORDER, Paula Anne→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-12-16
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Active
FORDER, April Rose→
director · ~33y · appointed 2014-12-16 · resigned 2024-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-26