A 2 Z SHIPPING SERVICES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13641807 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-24
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£6.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 50200SIC 50200
- 52103SIC 52103
- 52243SIC 52243
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
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
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6,487
Net assets shrinking
Down £933 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£6k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 216% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £16.2k | £7.4k |
| Current assets | £5.5k | £1.7k |
| Net assets | £6.5k | £7.4k |
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 (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-09-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-09-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-01➕HARRIBAN, Felicia appointeddirector
- 2023-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-12-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-09-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A 2 Z SHIPPING SERVICES LTD
- 2021-09-24➕ARTHUR, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2021-09-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-09-24: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Arthur Individual · French · DOB 06/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/09/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
57 Chamberlain Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO17 1PQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ARTHUR, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2021-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRIBAN, Felicia→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2023-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-09-24