ANDOVER PALLET SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12509929 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-11
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£201.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £201,929
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£163k
Net Worth
£202k
↑ 746% YoY
Current Assets
£393k
↑ 108% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £204.8k | £23.9k |
| Current assets | £392.8k | £189.1k |
| Cash | £163.0k | — |
| Debtors | £229.8k | — |
| Net assets | £201.9k | £23.9k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDOVER PALLET SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2020-03-11➕SMITH, Roger Stuart Macdonald appointedsecretary
- 2020-03-11➕HUGHES, Vincent appointeddirector
- 2020-03-11➕SMITH, John Macdonald appointeddirector
- 2020-03-11➕SMITH, Roger Stuart Macdonald appointeddirector
- 2020-03-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-07-10: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Macdonald Smith Individual · English · DOB 02/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/03/2020 |
Mr Vincent Hughes Individual · English · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/03/2020 |
Mr Roger Stuart Macdonald Smith Individual · English · DOB 03/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/03/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
5 & 6 Staddlestones Farm Penton Mewsey
Andover
SP11 0RQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
SMITH, Roger Stuart Macdonald→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-03-11
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HUGHES, Vincent→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-03-11
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SMITH, John Macdonald→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-03-11
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SMITH, Roger Stuart Macdonald→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (23 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-29