CLAUDE HELLOWELL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00554031 · ltd · incorporated 1955-08-31
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 61.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.35M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 61.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 61.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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, 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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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 £2,354,640
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£903k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£2.4m
↑ 6.7% YoY
Current Assets
£2.9m
↑ 1.4% 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 | £2.45M | £2.39M |
| Current assets | £2.91M | £2.87M |
| Cash | £902.8k | £899.2k |
| Debtors | £1.98M | £1.96M |
| Net assets | £2.35M | £2.21M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-31➕HELLOWELL, Richard Frank appointeddirector
- 2024-12-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-06➕HELLOWELL, Janet appointeddirector
- 2024-02-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-17➖HELLOWELL, Paul Eric resignedsecretary
- 2023-09-17➖HELLOWELL, Paul Eric resigneddirector
- 2023-03-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-07➕LORD, Christopher Jason appointeddirector
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1993-04-28➕HELLOWELL, Paul Eric appointedsecretary
- 1993-04-28➖HELLOWELL, Stephanie Mary resignedsecretary
- 1993-04-28➖HELLOWELL, Cyril Howard resigneddirector
- 1993-04-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 1965-01-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Yorkshire Bank LTD
- 1955-08-31🏢Company incorporatedAs CLAUDE HELLOWELL LIMITED
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HELLOWELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HELLOWELL, Richard Frank (same surname) appointed 2025-08-31. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Frank Hellowell Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 17/09/2023 |
Mr Peter Howard Hellowell Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Paul Eric Hollowellceased 17/09/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1955-08-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Thorpe Garage
Triangle
Halifax
Yorks
HX6 3DL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
HELLOWELL, Janet→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2024-04-06
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Active
HELLOWELL, Richard Frank→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-08-31
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LORD, Christopher Jason→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-06-07
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HELLOWELL, Paul Eric→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-04-28 · resigned 2023-09-17
HELLOWELL, Stephanie Mary→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-04-28
HELLOWELL, Cyril Howard→
Resigneddirector · ~105y · resigned 1993-04-28
HELLOWELL, Paul Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · resigned 2023-09-17
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 28/04/1993 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank LTD | Debenture | 1 property | 07/01/1965 | — |
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Recent filings (106 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21