ACLW TRANSPORT LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £44.8k | £48.9k |
| Current assets | £8.1k | £6.3k |
| Net assets | £-14.7k | £-3.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-03-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited
- 2025-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ACLW TRANSPORT LTD
- 2022-08-03➕FRAZER, Aaron John appointeddirector
- 2022-08-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Aaron John Frazer Individual · British · DOB 02/1990 · age 36 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/08/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 13/03/2025 | 04/06/2025 |