A T W TRANSPORT LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC217667 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49410Freight transport by road
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2025-09-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-03
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  4. 2025-09-03
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  5. 2024-07-27
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  6. 2023-08-10
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  7. 2022-09-22
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-03-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-13
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2008-11-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2002-01-01
    ➕
    WILSON, Nicola Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-01-01
    ➕
    WILSON, Andrew Thomas appointed
    director
  19. 2001-04-02
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    Company incorporated
    As A T W TRANSPORT LTD.
  20. 2001-04-02
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2001-04-02
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-04-02
    ➕
    CODIR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2001-04-02
    ➖
    CODIR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2001-04-02
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2001-04-02
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

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
Mr Andrew Thomas Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/03/2022
Mrs Nicola Jane Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2001-04-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Millwood, Manse Brae
Falkirk Road
Avonbridge
FK1 2LU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WILSON, Nicola Jane→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-01
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Active
WILSON, Andrew Thomas→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-01-01
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Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-02 · resigned 2001-04-02
Resigned
CODIR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-02 · resigned 2001-04-02
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-02 · resigned 2001-04-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property24/11/2008—
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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-08