247 TRANSNET LTD

💤Zombieactive
NI064496 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees100-100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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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 (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-07-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2014-04-01
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    MAITLAND, Michael appointed
    director
  18. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    LOWRY, Suzanne resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    HAWTHORNE, Caroline resigned
    director
  20. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    HAWTHORNE, Stuart resigned
    director
  21. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    LOWRY, Richard resigned
    director
  22. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    LOWRY, Suzanne resigned
    director
  23. 2008-04-28
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, David resigned
    secretary
  24. 2008-04-28
    ➕
    LOWRY, Suzanne appointed
    secretary
  25. 2008-04-28
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, David resigned
    director
  26. 2008-04-28
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Eileen resigned
    director
  27. 2007-05-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 247 TRANSNET LTD
  28. 2007-05-03
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, David appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-05-03
    ➕
    C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2007-05-03
    ➖
    C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2007-05-03
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, David appointed
    director
  32. 2007-05-03
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Eileen appointed
    director
  33. 2007-05-03
    ➕
    HAWTHORNE, Caroline appointed
    director
  34. 2007-05-03
    ➕
    HAWTHORNE, Stuart appointed
    director
  35. 2007-05-03
    ➕
    LOWRY, Richard appointed
    director
  36. 2007-05-03
    ➕
    LOWRY, Suzanne appointed
    director
  37. 2007-05-03
    ➕
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  38. 2007-05-03
    ➖
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Maitland
Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-05-03
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Unit 127 North City Business Centre
Duncairn Gardens
Belfast
BT15 2GG
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

MAITLAND, Michael→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, David→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-03 · resigned 2008-04-28
Resigned
LOWRY, Suzanne→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-28 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-03 · resigned 2007-05-03
Resigned
CAMPBELL, David→
director · ~75y · appointed 2007-05-03 · resigned 2008-04-28
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Eileen→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-05-03 · resigned 2008-04-28
Resigned
HAWTHORNE, Caroline→
director · ~46y · appointed 2007-05-03 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
HAWTHORNE, Stuart→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-05-03 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
LOWRY, Richard→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-05-03 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
LOWRY, Suzanne→
director · ~49y · appointed 2007-05-03 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-05-03 · resigned 2007-05-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-26