NEW HOLLAND DOCK WHARFINGERS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01986668 · ltd · incorporated 1986-02-06
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 16.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 52241SIC 52241
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 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 16.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.8 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 (61/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
114 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-26➕TURNER, Allister Paul appointeddirector
- 2022-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-03-29➖HOWARTH, Deborah Jane resigneddirector
- 2019-03-29➖HOWARTH, Julie Ann resigneddirector
- 2019-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-27➖PLAZIUK, Edward resigneddirector
- 2011-12-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2010-03-16➕HOWARTH, Deborah Jane appointeddirector
- 2010-03-16➕HOWARTH, Julie Ann appointeddirector
- 2009-09-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2002-11-20➕HOWARTH, Nicholas David appointedsecretary
- 2002-09-20➖HOWARTH, Dorothy Elizabeth Benson resignedsecretary
- 2000-04-01➖SOUTHARD, Graham Kenneth resigneddirector
- 1996-04-01➕SOUTHARD, Graham Kenneth appointeddirector
- 1996-03-31➖CAVILL, Harry resigneddirector
- 1995-07-18➖HOWARTH, Jack resigneddirector
- 1986-02-06🏢Company incorporatedAs NEW HOLLAND DOCK WHARFINGERS LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Howarthtimber Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Howarthtimber Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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NEW HOLLAND DOCK WHARFINGERS LIMITED
This company · 01986668
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Howarthtimber Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/01/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Nicholas David Howarthceased 01/01/2026· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
- Mr Andrew Peter Howarthceased 01/01/2026· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Prince Edward Works, Pontefract
Lane, Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS9 0RA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
HOWARTH, Nicholas David→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-11-20
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Active
Active
TURNER, Allister Paul→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-04-26
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HOWARTH, Dorothy Elizabeth Benson→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2002-09-20
CAVILL, Harry→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 1996-03-31
HOWARTH, Deborah Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2010-03-16 · resigned 2019-03-29
HOWARTH, Jack→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · resigned 1995-07-18
HOWARTH, Julie Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2010-03-16 · resigned 2019-03-29
PLAZIUK, Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 2015-02-27
SOUTHARD, Graham Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 2000-04-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | Chattel mortgage | 1 property | 12/12/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 07/09/2009 | — |
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Recent filings (114 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25