AABC LOGISTICS LTD
🌳Matureactive
09787073 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-21
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-27➖ATTWOOD, Stephen Paul resigneddirector
- 2022-09-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-17➖FAULKNER, Ricky James resigneddirector
- 2021-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-04➖HUGHES, Jacqueline Fiona resignedsecretary
- 2020-09-04➖HUGHES, Jacqueline Fiona resigneddirector
- 2020-09-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-09-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-01➕DOVER, Paul John appointeddirector
- 2015-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs AABC LOGISTICS LTD
- 2015-09-21➕EWEN, Paul Alexander appointeddirector
- 2015-09-21➕HUGHES, Jacqueline Fiona appointedsecretary
- 2015-09-21➕ATTWOOD, Stephen Paul appointeddirector
- 2015-09-21➕FAULKNER, Ricky James appointeddirector
- 2015-09-21➕HUGHES, Jacqueline Fiona appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
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.
- 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.)
Group structure
Aabc Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Aabc Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AABC LOGISTICS LTD
This company · 09787073
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Paul Alexander Ewen Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 26/05/2016 |
Aabc Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Stephen Paul Attwoodceased 27/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence
- Mr Ricky James Faulknerceased 17/12/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77120 — Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles
Registered office
Unit 11 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park
Whittle Way
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2FP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
DOVER, Paul John→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EWEN, Paul Alexander→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2015-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUGHES, Jacqueline Fiona→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-09-21 · resigned 2020-09-04
ATTWOOD, Stephen Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-09-21 · resigned 2023-03-27
FAULKNER, Ricky James→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2015-09-21 · resigned 2021-12-17
HUGHES, Jacqueline Fiona→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2015-09-21 · resigned 2020-09-04
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-27