AAI EUROPEAN LOGISTICS LTD

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10369031 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50200
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
    ➖
    TUCK, Peter resigned
    director
  2. 2026-03-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-03-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-02-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-02-17
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-05-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-04-12
    ➕
    TUCK, Peter Andrew appointed
    director
  13. 2022-03-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2021-06-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-07-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-07-01
    ➖
    CARMODY, John Anthony resigned
    director
  20. 2018-07-01
    ➖
    ORWELL, Patricia Ann resigned
    director
  21. 2018-05-09
    ➕
    CARMODY, John Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 2018-05-07
    ➕
    ORWELL, Patricia Ann appointed
    director
  23. 2016-09-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAI EUROPEAN LOGISTICS LTD
  24. 2016-09-11
    ➕
    ORWELL, Patricia appointed
    secretary
  25. 2016-09-11
    ➕
    TUCK, Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Patricia Ann Orwell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1945 · age 81
——sig. influencesignificant influence24/02/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Patricia Orwellceased 10/02/2026· significant influence

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
Incorporated2016-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC50200 — SIC 50200

Registered office

3 Sylvan Court Sylvan Way
Laindon
Basildon
SS15 6TU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-09
Last: 2026-05-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ORWELL, Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2016-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TUCK, Peter Andrew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARMODY, John Anthony→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-05-09 · resigned 2018-07-01
Resigned
ORWELL, Patricia Ann→
director · ~81y · appointed 2018-05-07 · resigned 2018-07-01
Resigned
TUCK, Peter→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-09-11 · resigned 2026-03-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-13