A.HARTRODT (UK) LIMITED
📈Growthactive
00951778 · ltd · incorporated 1969-04-10
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 38.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 38.3y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.3 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.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
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 →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,058,157
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Profit before tax | £1.06M | £800.9k |
| Average employees | 2300 | 2500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-12➕WENZEL, Felix Andreas appointeddirector
- 2021-05-12➖WENZEL, Andreas Arthur Konrad resigneddirector
- 2020-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-22🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2014-06-10🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-05-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2011-10-01➕WOODWARD, Nutan appointedsecretary
- 2011-09-30➖JEFFERIES, Norman George resignedsecretary
- 2011-09-30➖JEFFERIES, Norman George resigneddirector
- 2009-04-30➖ELLIS, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2007-06-30➖ENBERGS, Reiner Juergen resigneddirector
- 2007-05-01➕RUSS, Andreas appointeddirector
- 2001-10-12➖BLAND, William John resigneddirector
- 1996-06-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1988-02-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1969-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs A.HARTRODT (UK) LIMITED
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 57 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr. Jan Christiaan Van Tienhoven Individual · Dutch · DOB 07/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/02/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Felix Wenzelceased 31/01/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Andreas Arthur Wenzelceased 12/05/2021· significant influence
- Mr Nutan Woodwardceased 18/05/2017· significant influence
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST CLASS RIDE LTD→ 14366622 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 24-7 ANYTIME LOGISTICS LTD→ 11678180 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 24/7 AIRPORT LINKS LTD→ 14086937 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 81 LOGISTICS LIMITED→ 07492666 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 99 LOGISTIX LIMITED→ 16732442 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A AND R PREMIUM SERVICES LTD→ 13799403 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A.G.A REMOVALS & STORAGE LTD→ 12861979 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AA & RA SERVICE LIMITED→ 15765915 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABLE DRIVER HIRE LIMITED→ 10699134 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ABM AVIATION UK LIMITED→ 04900961 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ACA BAR MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 05629295 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ACE CARGO CLEARANCE LTD→ 15708354 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1969-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities
Registered office
Hartrodt House
Green Man Lane
Hatton Cross
Middlesex
TW14 0PZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
Active
RUSS, Andreas→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2007-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WENZEL, Felix Andreas→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2021-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JEFFERIES, Norman George→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2011-09-30
BLAND, William John→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2001-10-12
ELLIS, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2009-04-30
ENBERGS, Reiner Juergen→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2007-06-30
JEFFERIES, Norman George→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2011-09-30
WENZEL, Andreas Arthur Konrad→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · resigned 2021-05-12
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/06/2014 | 22/04/2017 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 01/05/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 2 properties | 25/06/1996 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 10/02/1988 | — |
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Recent filings (122 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-13