ASAP CARGO HOLDINGS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
NI704443 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-08
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-31

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 dissolution
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  2. 2025-08-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-04
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-08-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-02-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-02-26
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2025-01-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-11-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASAP CARGO HOLDINGS LTD
  10. 2023-11-08
    ADAMSON, Mark James appointed
    director
  11. 2023-11-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Judith Adamson
Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 04/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/11/2023
Mr Mark James Adamson
Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control08/11/2023

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
Incorporated2023-11-08
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

25 Shore Road
Holywood
BT18 9HX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ADAMSON, Mark James
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-11-08
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Recent filings (11 total)

dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-08