ABA TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD
- · Oldest live charge 3.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.0y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £797.5k | £320.8k |
| Current assets | £546.2k | £239.2k |
| Net assets | £49.5k | £18.2k |
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-11➕ASHURST, John appointeddirector
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-05-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Skipton Business Finance Limited
- 2022-12-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ABA TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD
- 2022-12-14➕ASHURST, Adam John appointeddirector
- 2022-12-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam John Ashurst Individual · British · DOB 12/1996 · age 30 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/12/2022 |
Mr John Ashurst Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/12/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Skipton Business Finance Skipton Business Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/05/2023 | — |