F & F TRANSPORT LTD
- 49410Freight transport by road
Opportunity 68/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -73% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £184.1k | £140.8k |
| Current assets | £249.9k | £179.7k |
| Cash | £19.1k | £71.2k |
| Debtors | £230.8k | £108.5k |
| Net assets | £184.1k | £140.8k |
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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17➕STEAD, Thomas John Mcneil appointeddirector
- 2026-02-17➖KHALIQ, Arfan resigneddirector
- 2026-02-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-08-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-10-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-08-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs F & F TRANSPORT LTD
- 2021-05-27➕KHALIQ, Arfan appointeddirector
- 2021-05-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-06-04: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas John Mcneil Stead Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/02/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Arfan Khaliqceased 17/02/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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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Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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