A.E. HAWKINS (HAULAGE CONTRACTORS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03821760 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 26.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£343.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 26.6y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £343,586
Net assets shrinking
Down £72,742 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£344k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£470k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£116k£232k£348k£465k£581kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£343.6k£416.3k
Current assets£470.2k£580.8k
Cash—£86.0k
Debtors—£483.6k
Net assets£343.6k£416.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-03
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Mason Paul appointed
    director
  3. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-20
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2023-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-06
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2020-10-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-13
    ➖
    HAWKINS, Stanley resigned
    director
  14. 2018-08-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-04-22
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Stanley appointed
    director
  19. 2006-02-02
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  20. 2001-12-31
    ➖
    HANCOX, Peter John resigned
    director
  21. 2001-05-29
    ➕
    HANCOX, Peter John appointed
    director
  22. 2001-05-29
    ➖
    HAWKINS, Stanley resigned
    director
  23. 1999-10-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  24. 1999-08-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.E. HAWKINS (HAULAGE CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
  25. 1999-08-09
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Angela Jill appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-08-09
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Gary Robert appointed
    director
  27. 1999-08-09
    ➕
    BREWER, Suzanne appointed
    nominee-secretary
  28. 1999-08-09
    ➖
    BREWER, Suzanne resigned
    nominee-secretary
  29. 1999-08-09
    ➕
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointed
    nominee-director
  30. 1999-08-09
    ➖
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr resigned
    nominee-director
  31. 1999-08-09
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Stanley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

99/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HAWKINS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HAWKINS, Mason Paul (same surname) appointed 2026-03-03. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Ae Hawkins ( Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Ae Hawkins ( Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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A.E. HAWKINS (HAULAGE CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
This company · 03821760

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ae Hawkins ( Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence04/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

Oak Lane
Kingswinford
West Midlands
DY6 7JS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

HAWKINS, Angela Jill→
secretary · appointed 1999-08-09
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Active
HAWKINS, Gary Robert→
director · ~60y · appointed 1999-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAWKINS, Mason Paul→
director · ~27y · appointed 2026-03-03
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Active
BREWER, Suzanne→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-09 · resigned 1999-08-09
Resigned
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1999-08-09 · resigned 1999-08-09
Resigned
HANCOX, Peter John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-05-29 · resigned 2001-12-31
Resigned
HAWKINS, Stanley→
director · ~100y · appointed 2008-04-22 · resigned 2018-08-13
Resigned
HAWKINS, Stanley→
director · ~100y · appointed 1999-08-09 · resigned 2001-05-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property02/02/2006—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property27/10/1999—
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Recent filings (76 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-13