AAI FREIGHT SERVICES LTD
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -94% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £312.5k | £233.8k |
| Current assets | £169.5k | £347.8k |
| Cash | £4.0k | £71.3k |
| Debtors | £165.5k | £276.5k |
| Net assets | £89.4k | £233.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-11➖COBB, Darren Mark resigneddirector
- 2026-02-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-02-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-10-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2023-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-10-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-20➕BLIGNAUT, Deone appointeddirector
- 2021-04-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-14➖TUCK, Peter Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2021-04-14➖CHRIMES, Martin Lee resigneddirector
- 2021-04-14➖CHRIMES, Martin Lee resigneddirector
- 2019-12-16➕GOLDSMITH, Kevin Ray appointeddirector
- 2019-12-16➕CHRIMES, Martin Lee appointeddirector
- 2019-12-16➕COBB, Darren Mark appointeddirector
- 2019-12-14➖TUCK, Peter Andrew resigneddirector
- 2019-12-13➕TUCK, Peter Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2019-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AAI FREIGHT SERVICES LTD
- 2019-11-27➕CHRIMES, Martin Lee appointeddirector
- 2019-11-27➕TUCK, Peter Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-02-03: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Aai Global Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aai Global Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/04/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Andrew Tuckceased 10/02/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/11/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/10/2024 | — |