A-B 247 (BRISTOL) LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14958905 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-24
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£8.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
10 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,410

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£10k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£9.0k
Current assets£10.4k
Net assets£8.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2025-06-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-06-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-06-24
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    Company incorporated
    As A-B 247 (BRISTOL) LTD
  9. 2023-06-24
    GODLY, Christopher John appointed
    director
  10. 2023-06-24
    GODLY, John appointed
    director
  11. 2023-06-24
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

A-B 247 Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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A-B 247 Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
A-B 247 (BRISTOL) LTD
This company · 14958905

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
A-B 247 Ltd
Corporate entity
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control24/06/2023
Mr John Godly
Individual · British · DOB 04/1995 · age 31
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/06/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Unit 61 Old Mills Industrial Estate
Paulton
Somerset
BS39 7SU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GODLY, Christopher John
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-06-24
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Active
GODLY, John
director · ~31y · appointed 2023-06-24
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-24