HINKCROFT TRANSPORT LIMITED
Opportunity 41/100 (watch), bankability 22/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 68). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (90/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.
Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 32.8y
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 32.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
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 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £445.1k |
| Current assets | £508.7k |
| Cash | £22.5k |
| Debtors | £486.2k |
| Net assets | £445.1k |
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
- • 4 mortgage
- • 2 insolvency
- • 1 resolution
- • 4 mortgage
- • 2 insolvency
- • 1 resolution
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-20⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairsinsolvency · LIQ02
- 2026-05-20⚠️liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidatorinsolvency · 600
- 2026-05-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-05-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-23🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2026-04-23🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2026-04-23🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2026-04-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-06-10📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-05-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-04➖BRADY, Sean resignedsecretary
- 2012-03-23🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2011-05-10🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-07-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2009-05-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Mcgovern Brothers (Haulage) Limited
- 2008-02-20➖CONNOLLY, Thomas Francis resigneddirector
- 2007-03-16➕ALEXANDER, Peter Andrew appointeddirector
- 2007-03-16➕CONNOLLY, Peter Francis appointeddirector
- 1993-09-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Allied Irish Banks PLC
- 1977-08-09🏢Company incorporatedAs HINKCROFT TRANSPORT LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 49 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
3 high · 1 med · 1 lowStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31
Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.
Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2026-05-20: liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs; 2026-05-20: liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Hinkcroft Group Ltd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hinkcroft Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 31/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 23/03/2012 | 23/04/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Charge of deposit | 1 property | 10/05/2011 | 23/04/2026 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 05/07/2010 | 23/04/2026 | |
| outstanding | Mcgovern Brothers (Haulage) Mcgovern Brothers (Haulage) Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 14/05/2009 | — | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Banks Allied Irish Banks PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 17/09/1993 | 23/04/2026 |