HOLYHEAD TOWING GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00724907 · ltd · incorporated 1962-05-24

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

17 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 45.5y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 45.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

17 charges (17/17 with lender, 17/17 with type)

Directors & officers

21 officers (3 active, 21 linked, 18 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

162 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	400	—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (88 events)Click to expand

2026-01-16
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-14
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Charge registered #17
Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
2025-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-10
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
2024-12-09
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-09
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Charge satisfied #13
2024-11-30
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-30
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Charge satisfied #15
2024-11-22
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-11-22
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2024-10-30
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officers · AP01
2024-10-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-29
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officers · TM02
2024-10-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-29
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officers · TM01
2024-10-29
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officers · AP01
2024-10-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-25
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BURNS, James Richard appointed
director
2024-10-25
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JONES, Dylan Rhys appointed
director
2024-10-25
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ROWLAND, Barry Alan appointed
director
2024-10-25
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GOULD, Michael Bernard resigned
secretary
2024-10-25
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DARROCH, Alan resigned
director
2024-10-25
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GOULD, Michael Bernard resigned
director
2024-10-25
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GRAVES, Stewart Maurice resigned
director
2024-10-25
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GRAY, Ian Archie resigned
director
2024-10-25
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MEADE, John Mark, Capt resigned
director
2024-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-17
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-17
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Charge satisfied #14
2023-02-19
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-20
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BURNS, James Richard resigned
director
2021-12-20
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COLIN YORK, Jeffrey Nicholas resigned
director
2017-06-20
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Abn Amro Lease N.V.
2017-01-23
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GRAVES, Stewart Maurice appointed
director
2016-12-31
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EVERARD, William Derek resigned
director
2016-12-31
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MAWDSLEY, Francis Paul resigned
director
2016-12-01
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COLIN YORK, Jeffrey Nicholas appointed
director
2016-12-01
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GRAY, Ian Archie appointed
director
2013-04-24
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Charge satisfied #12
2013-04-24
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Charge satisfied #11
2013-04-24
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Charge satisfied #10
2013-04-24
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Charge satisfied #9
2013-04-19
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2013-04-19
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC

Showing most recent 50 of 88 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

2 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Name changed 2 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-11-22: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-11-22: change-of-name-notice

Group structure

Htc Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Htc Investments Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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HOLYHEAD TOWING GROUP LIMITED

This company · 00724907

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
Htc Investments Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	25/10/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Nigel Duncan Lewis Baileyceased 14/02/2023· 25-50% shares · trust interest
Mr Michael Bernard Gouldceased 25/10/2024· significant influence · trust interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1962-05-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Newry Beach

Holyhead

Anglesey

LL65 1YB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-26

Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (3 active · 18 resigned)

BURNS, James Richard→

director · ~60y · appointed 2024-10-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JONES, Dylan Rhys→

director · ~44y · appointed 2024-10-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ROWLAND, Barry Alan→

director · ~65y · appointed 2024-10-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GOULD, Michael Bernard→

secretary · appointed 1999-03-15 · resigned 2024-10-25

Resigned

MEADE, Deirdre Noel→

secretary · resigned 1992-04-06

Resigned

MEADE, Matthew→

secretary · appointed 1992-04-06 · resigned 1999-03-15

Resigned

BURNS, James Richard→

director · ~60y · appointed 2012-06-18 · resigned 2021-12-20

Resigned

CLEDWYN OF PENRHOS, Lord→

director · ~110y · resigned 2000-05-31

Resigned

COLIN YORK, Jeffrey Nicholas→

director · ~64y · appointed 2016-12-01 · resigned 2021-12-20

Resigned

DARROCH, Alan→

director · ~75y · appointed 2010-12-21 · resigned 2024-10-25

Resigned

EADIE, William Oliver Desmond→

director · ~100y · resigned 2009-10-25

Resigned

EVERARD, William Derek→

director · ~77y · appointed 2010-12-21 · resigned 2016-12-31

Resigned

FOULKES, Brian→

director · ~106y · resigned 1999-03-15

Resigned

GOULD, Michael Bernard→

director · ~75y · appointed 1998-01-05 · resigned 2024-10-25

Resigned

GRAVES, Stewart Maurice→

director · ~76y · appointed 2017-01-23 · resigned 2024-10-25

Resigned

GRAY, Ian Archie→

director · ~73y · appointed 2016-12-01 · resigned 2024-10-25

Resigned

MAWDSLEY, Francis Paul→

director · ~90y · appointed 1992-03-10 · resigned 2000-05-31

Resigned

MAWDSLEY, Francis Paul→

director · ~90y · appointed 1992-03-10 · resigned 2016-12-31

Resigned

MEADE, Deirdre Noel→

director · ~100y · resigned 1992-11-30

Resigned

MEADE, John Mark, Capt→

director · ~75y · appointed 1992-03-10 · resigned 2024-10-25

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:17 of 17 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC	A registered charge	—	14/01/2026	—
outstanding	Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC	A registered charge	—	10/12/2024	—
satisfied	Abn Amro Lease N.V.	A registered charge	1 property	20/06/2017	30/11/2024
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	19/04/2013	17/09/2023
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	19/04/2013	09/12/2024
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Deed of admission to an omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement dated 01 june 2009 and	1 property	23/12/2011	24/04/2013
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	An omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement	1 property	01/06/2009	24/04/2013
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	An ombnibus guarantee and set-off agreement	1 property	23/04/2009	24/04/2013
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	Single debenture	1 property	15/02/1994	24/04/2013
satisfied	Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited	A credit agreement	1 property	04/12/1992	22/08/1994
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Chattel mortgage	1 property	08/01/1991	22/08/1994
satisfied	Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited	Credit agreement	1 property	23/10/1990	22/08/1994
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Further guarantee & debenture	1 property	06/01/1986	22/08/1994
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Guarantee & debenture	1 property	17/03/1983	22/08/1994
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	22/06/1981	22/08/1994
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	22/06/1981	22/08/1994
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	18/12/1980	22/08/1994

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Recent filings (162 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2026-01-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-12-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-27

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-12-13

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-12-09

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-11-30

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2024-11-22

change-of-name-notice

change-of-name · CONNOT

2024-11-22

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-10-30

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-10-29

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-10-29

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-10-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-10-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-10-29