C&S TRANSPORT 1989 LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13652912 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-30
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
10 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
60
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs C&S TRANSPORT 1989 LTD
- 2021-09-30➕LASSEY, Sheila Moira appointedsecretary
- 2021-09-30➕LASSEY, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2021-09-30➕LASSEY, Matthew Christopher appointeddirector
- 2021-09-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LASSEY, Matthew Christopher (same surname) appointed 2021-09-30. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Christopher Lassey Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/09/2021 |
Mr Matthew Christopher Lassey Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/09/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
The Barn Moor Farm Cote Road
Soyland, Ripponden
Sowerby Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX6 4LT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
LASSEY, Sheila Moira→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LASSEY, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2021-09-30
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LASSEY, Matthew Christopher→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2021-09-30
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Recent filings (10 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-09-30