A & D LOGISTICS HOLDINGS LTD
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 9.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.01M |
| Current assets | £6.4k |
| Cash | £99 |
| Debtors | £6.3k |
| Net assets | £2.07M |
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-05-27🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2024-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-24📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2024-10-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-10-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-18📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2024-10-17🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Andrew Bolsworth
- 2024-10-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-16📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-10-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-15➕BOLSWORTH, Alan appointedsecretary
- 2024-10-15➕BOLSWORTH, Alan appointeddirector
- 2024-10-15➖BOLSWORTH, Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2024-10-15➖BOLSWORTH, Alan George resigneddirector
- 2024-10-15➖BOLSWORTH, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2024-10-14🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Andrew Bolsworth
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-19🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Tc Security Trustee Limited as Security Trustee
- 2021-06-11🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Tc Security Trustee Limited (As Security Trustee of the Secured Parties)
- 2021-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-05-27🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bibby Invoice Discounting Limited
- 2021-05-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Tc Security Trustee Limited (As Security Trustee)
- 2016-10-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-09-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-09-03🏢Company incorporatedAs A & D LOGISTICS HOLDINGS LTD
- 2015-09-03➕BOLSWORTH, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2015-09-03➕BOLSWORTH, Alan George appointeddirector
- 2015-09-03➕BOLSWORTH, Andrew appointeddirector
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 · 1 lowMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
1620 Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1620 Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 14/10/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alan George Bolsworthceased 15/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Andrew Bolsworthceased 15/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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9 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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Andrew Bolsworth / Alan George Bolsworth | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/10/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Andrew Bolsworth / Alan George Bolsworth | A registered charge | — | 14/10/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Tc Security Trustee as Security Trustee Tc Security Trustee Limited as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 19/07/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Tc Security Trustee (As Security Trustee of the Secured Parties) Tc Security Trustee Limited (As Security Trustee of the Secured Parties) | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/06/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Invoice Discounting Limited | A registered charge | — | 27/05/2021 | 27/05/2025 | |
| outstanding | Tc Security Trustee (As Security Trustee) Tc Security Trustee Limited (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 27/05/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/10/2016 | 02/06/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/09/2016 | 02/06/2021 |