TTT TRANSPORT LTD
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.2k | £8.0k |
| Current assets | £3.5k | £3.0k |
| Cash | £600 | £100 |
| Debtors | £2.9k | £2.9k |
| Net assets | £3.1k | £2.6k |
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.
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-10-10📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-09-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-09-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-01-29📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2021-01-05📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2020-10-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-05🏢Company incorporatedAs TTT TRANSPORT LTD
- 2016-07-05➕MCMANUS, Anthony James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony James Mcmanus Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence | 05/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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