A&A STORAGE (LEIGH) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07526501 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 13.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£116.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 13.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £116,149
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£116k
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £116.1k | £114.2k |
| Current assets | £8.5k | £6.5k |
| Net assets | £116.1k | £114.2k |
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 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-01-26➕SHORROCK, Ella Rose appointeddirector
- 2013-01-26➕SHORROCK, Jane appointeddirector
- 2013-01-26➕SHORROCK, Robert James Thomas appointeddirector
- 2012-11-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2011-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs A&A STORAGE (LEIGH) LIMITED
- 2011-02-11➕SHORROCK, Gary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gary Shorrock Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities
Registered office
54 Guest Street
Leigh
Lancashire
WN7 2HD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
SHORROCK, Ella Rose→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2013-01-26
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SHORROCK, Gary→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-02-11
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SHORROCK, Jane→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-01-26
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SHORROCK, Robert James Thomas→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2013-01-26
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 21/02/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 07/11/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (38 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-16