A-B 247 LTD
🌳Matureactive
08238355 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-03
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£74.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 49410Freight transport by road
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 13.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £74,277
Net assets shrinking
Down £29,038 YoY
Cash YoY
+80%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£183k
↑ 80% YoY
Net Worth
£74k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£429k
↓ 3.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £347.2k | £586.6k |
| Current assets | £429.2k | £443.5k |
| Cash | £183.4k | £101.8k |
| Debtors | £245.7k | £341.7k |
| Net assets | £74.3k | £103.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-06-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-06-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-06-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-12-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Sme Invoice Finance Limited
- 2012-11-30➕AUSTIN, Anthony Frederick George appointeddirector
- 2012-11-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2012-10-03🏢Company incorporatedAs A-B 247 LTD
- 2012-10-03➕GODLY, Christopher John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher John Godly Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Anthony Frederick George Austin Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390
Registered office
Unit 61 Old Mills
Paulton
Bristol
Somerset
BS39 7SU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
AUSTIN, Anthony Frederick George→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2012-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GODLY, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2012-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 23/06/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Sme Invoice Finance Sme Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 18/12/2014 | 30/06/2023 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Fixed & floating charge | 1 property | 29/11/2012 | 22/05/2015 |
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Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17