BIG APPLE LOGISTICS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09605803 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-22
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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
1 year 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 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-26➕BUNYAN, Peter Alan appointeddirector
- 2024-01-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-12-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-12-01📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BIG APPLE LOGISTICS LIMITED
- 2015-05-22➕AJAX, Sandra Michelle appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sandra Michelle Ajax Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities
Registered office
77 Bute Street
Treorchy
Rhondda Cynon Taff
CF42 6AH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
AJAX, Sandra Michelle→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUNYAN, Peter Alan→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-05