GIBBARD TRANSPORT LTD

⚰️Wound downliquidation
12477643 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-24
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Turnover
year to Feb 2023
Net worth
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Opportunity
35/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Unclear. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 35/100 (watch), bankability 20/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
35/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
0
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
13
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2022Feb 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-02-282022-02-28
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-01-03
    ⚠️
    liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order
    insolvency · COCOMP
  2. 2023-06-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2023-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2022-11-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-01
    GIBBARD, Sonny Jim appointed
    director
  8. 2022-11-01
    GIBBARD, Westley James appointed
    director
  9. 2021-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GIBBARD TRANSPORT LTD
  11. 2020-02-24
    GIBBARD, James John appointed
    director
  12. 2020-02-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GIBBARD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

4 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-03-07

Company in liquidation
high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2024-01-03: liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James John Gibbard
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
75100%
75-100% shares24/02/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

14/2g Docklands Business Centre
10-16 Tiller Road
London
E14 8PX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2024-11-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-03-07OVERDUE
Last: 2024-02-21

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GIBBARD, James John
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-02-24
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Active
GIBBARD, Sonny Jim
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-11-01
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Active
GIBBARD, Westley James
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-11-01
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order
insolvency · COCOMP
2024-01-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-02-24