A J DEAN TRANSPORT LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11614100 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£364.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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
21 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £364,546
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£85k
Net Worth
£365k
Current Assets
£417k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £635.3k |
| Current assets | £417.1k |
| Cash | £85.2k |
| Debtors | £331.9k |
| Net assets | £364.5k |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-11-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-11-27➕MILTON, Jane appointeddirector
- 2018-10-10🏢Company incorporatedAs A J DEAN TRANSPORT LIMITED
- 2018-10-10➕DEAN, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2018-10-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DEAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew John Dean Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 10/10/2018 |
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
Incorporated2018-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Henbury Heights Dorchester Road
Sturminster Marshall
Wimborne
Dorset
BH21 3RL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DEAN, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILTON, Jane→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2018-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (21 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-12-17