A. RHODES (HAULAGE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

01416760 · ltd · incorporated 1979-02-26

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. 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. 12 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

19 live charges · 12 lenders · oldest 27.9y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 27.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 12 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

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Financials

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

Lenders & charges

19 charges (19/19 with lender, 19/19 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

163 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	39	4300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand

2025-10-07
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2024-09-26
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2023-12-07
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2022-12-31
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accounts · AA
2022-08-02
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mortgage · MR04
2022-08-02
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Charge satisfied #19
2021-10-12
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accounts · AA
2021-05-25
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officers · CH01
2020-10-26
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mortgage · MR01
2020-10-21
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mortgage · MR01
2020-10-16
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RHODES, Beverley Ann resigned
secretary
2020-10-16
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RHODES, Beverley Ann resigned
director
2020-10-16
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RHODES, John resigned
director
2020-10-16
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officers · TM01
2020-10-16
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2020-10-16
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officers · TM02
2020-10-16
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Charge registered #19
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
2020-10-16
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Charge registered #18
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2020-09-25
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accounts · AA
2020-05-28
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mortgage · MR04
2020-05-28
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-11-29
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2019-11-29
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2019-11-29
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2019-11-29
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Charge satisfied #17
2019-11-29
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2019-11-29
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Charge satisfied #15
2019-11-29
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Charge satisfied #14
2019-11-29
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Charge satisfied #13
2019-11-29
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Charge satisfied #12
2019-11-29
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Charge satisfied #11
2019-11-29
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Charge satisfied #10
2019-11-29
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Charge satisfied #9
2019-11-29
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Charge satisfied #8
2019-11-29
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Charge satisfied #7
2019-11-29
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Charge satisfied #6
2019-11-29
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Charge satisfied #5
2019-11-29
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Charge satisfied #4
2019-11-29
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Charge satisfied #3
2019-11-29
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-03-30
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COLGRAVE, Kay Annette resigned
director
2015-06-01
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RHODES, Paul James resigned
director
2015-03-13
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Charge registered #17
Lender: Gbf Capital Limited (The "Lender")
2015-03-13
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Gbf Capital Limited (The "Lender")
2015-03-13
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Gbf Capital Limited (The "Lender")
2015-03-13
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Gbf Capital Limited (The "Lender")
2015-03-13
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Martin John Rhodes (The "Lender")
2015-03-13
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Paul James Rhodes (The "Lender")
2015-03-13
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Beverley Ann Rhodes (The "Lender")

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Owner dependency

90/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RHODES" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 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

1 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.

Group structure

A Rhodes Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A Rhodes Group Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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A. RHODES (HAULAGE) LIMITED

This company · 01416760

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
A Rhodes Group Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1979-02-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Grange Farm Hazel Bush Lane

Stockton-On-The Forest

York

YO32 9TR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-20

Last: 2026-05-06

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

RHODES, Martin John→

director · ~50y · appointed 2013-11-06

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Active

RHODES, Beverley Ann→

secretary · appointed 1998-03-25 · resigned 2020-10-16

Resigned

RHODES, Dorothy Jean Byrns→

secretary · resigned 1997-12-31

Resigned

COLGRAVE, Kay Annette→

director · ~67y · appointed 2012-04-17 · resigned 2017-03-30

Resigned

RHODES, Arthur→

director · ~98y · resigned 1997-01-01

Resigned

RHODES, Beverley Ann→

director · ~72y · appointed 1998-03-25 · resigned 2020-10-16

Resigned

RHODES, Dorothy Jean Byrns→

director · ~100y · resigned 1997-12-31

Resigned

RHODES, John→

director · ~73y · resigned 2020-10-16

Resigned

RHODES, Paul James→

director · ~50y · appointed 2010-08-27 · resigned 2015-06-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:19 of 19 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance LTD	A registered charge	—	16/10/2020	02/08/2022
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	16/10/2020	—
satisfied	Gbf Capital (The "Lender") Gbf Capital Limited (The "Lender")	A registered charge	—	13/03/2015	29/11/2019
satisfied	Gbf Capital (The "Lender") Gbf Capital Limited (The "Lender")	A registered charge	—	13/03/2015	29/11/2019
satisfied	Gbf Capital (The "Lender") Gbf Capital Limited (The "Lender")	A registered charge	—	13/03/2015	29/11/2019
satisfied	Gbf Capital (The "Lender") Gbf Capital Limited (The "Lender")	A registered charge	—	13/03/2015	29/11/2019
satisfied	Martin John Rhodes (The "Lender")	A registered charge	—	13/03/2015	29/11/2019
satisfied	Paul James Rhodes (The "Lender")	A registered charge	—	13/03/2015	29/11/2019
satisfied	Beverley Ann Rhodes (The "Lender")	A registered charge	—	13/03/2015	29/11/2019
satisfied	John Rhodes (The "Lender")	A registered charge	—	13/03/2015	29/11/2019
satisfied	Gbf Capital Gbf Capital Limited	A registered charge	1 property	27/11/2013	29/11/2019
satisfied	John Rhodes	A registered charge	1 property	27/11/2013	29/11/2019
satisfied	Beverley Ann Rhodes	A registered charge	1 property	27/11/2013	29/11/2019
satisfied	Paul James Rhodes	A registered charge	1 property	27/11/2013	29/11/2019
satisfied	Martin John Rhodes	A registered charge	1 property	27/11/2013	29/11/2019
satisfied	Gbf Capital Gbf Capital Limited	A registered charge	1 property	27/11/2013	29/11/2019
satisfied	Gbf Capital Gbf Capital Limited	A registered charge	1 property	27/11/2013	29/11/2019
satisfied	Gbf Capital Gbf Capital Limited	A registered charge	1 property	27/11/2013	29/11/2019
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Mortgage debenture	1 property	07/07/1998	28/05/2020

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Recent filings (163 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-31

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2022-08-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-10-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-25

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-05-25

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

mortgage · MR01

2020-10-26

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

mortgage · MR01

2020-10-21