ANDREW MULLEN TRANSPORT LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC612233 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£-1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,027

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£1k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£2k£679£3k£5k£7k£9kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets—£32.5k
Current assets—£9.4k
Net assets£-1.0k£-1.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-01-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-28
    ➕
    MULLEN, Alice appointed
    director
  8. 2023-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-04-16
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-04-04
    ➕
    MULLEN, Andrew appointed
    director
  16. 2019-04-04
    ➖
    MULLEN, Andrew resigned
    director
  17. 2019-04-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-04-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2019-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-04-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2018-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW MULLEN TRANSPORT LTD
  22. 2018-10-30
    ➕
    MULLEN, Alice appointed
    secretary
  23. 2018-10-30
    ➕
    MULLEN, Andrew appointed
    director
  24. 2018-10-30
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

89/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MULLEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andrew Mullen
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/04/2019
Alice Mullen
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/10/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Andrew Mullenceased 04/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-10-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

3 Harthill Road
Blackridge
Bathgate
EH48 3AL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

MULLEN, Alice→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-30
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Active
MULLEN, Alice→
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-02-28
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Active
MULLEN, Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-04-04
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Active
MULLEN, Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-10-30 · resigned 2019-04-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10