EXTRA MILE TRANSPORT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04204739 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-24

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

49390SIC 49390

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	2	200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-05-28
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THACKABERRY, Tommy appointed
secretary
2026-05-28
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ARNOLD, Mark Stanley resigned
secretary
2026-05-28
➖
ARNOLD, Mark Stanley resigned
director
2026-05-28
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officers · AP03
2026-05-28
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officers · TM01
2026-05-28
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officers · TM02
2026-04-23
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officers · AP01
2026-04-22
➕
THACKABERRY, Tommy appointed
director
2026-03-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-17
➖
MERNOR, Andrew resigned
director
2025-12-17
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officers · AP01
2025-12-09
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accounts · AA
2025-12-04
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MERNOR, Andrew appointed
director
2025-12-02
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officers · TM01
2025-11-29
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INCH, Diane Marie resigned
director
2024-12-05
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2023-12-06
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2022-12-23
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2022-03-22
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2021-04-17
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2019-12-31
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2019-01-07
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2018-01-02
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accounts · AA
2014-01-27
➕
ARNOLD, Mark Stanley appointed
secretary
2014-01-27
➖
PRINCE, Samuel Duncan resigned
secretary
2014-01-27
➕
ARNOLD, Mark Stanley appointed
director
2014-01-27
➖
PRINCE, Samuel Duncan resigned
director
2013-03-31
➖
PICKAVANCE, Stephen resigned
director
2013-03-05
➕
PRINCE, Samuel Duncan appointed
secretary
2013-01-08
➕
INCH, Diane Marie appointed
director
2013-01-08
➕
PICKAVANCE, Stephen appointed
director
2012-10-19
➖
WILLIAMS, Margaret Ann resigned
secretary
2012-10-19
➖
WILLIAMS, Margaret Ann resigned
director
2004-01-29
➕
PRINCE, Samuel Duncan appointed
director
2004-01-29
➖
WHITE, Roy Richard resigned
director
2001-06-26
➕
WILLIAMS, Margaret Ann appointed
secretary
2001-06-26
➖
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-06-26
➕
WHITE, Roy Richard appointed
director
2001-06-26
➕
WILLIAMS, Margaret Ann appointed
director
2001-06-26
➖
BONUSWORTH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2001-04-24
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Company incorporated
As EXTRA MILE TRANSPORT COMPANY LIMITED
2001-04-24
➕
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-04-24
➕
BONUSWORTH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ARNOLD, Mark Stanley resigned 2026-05-28; ARNOLD, Mark Stanley resigned 2026-05-28; INCH, Diane Marie resigned 2025-11-29

Group structure

Halton Community Transport is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️

Halton Community Transport

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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EXTRA MILE TRANSPORT COMPANY LIMITED

This company · 04204739

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
Halton Community Transport Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2001-04-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

33 Ditton Road

Widnes

Cheshire

WA8 0PP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-06

Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

THACKABERRY, Tommy→

secretary · appointed 2026-05-28

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Active

THACKABERRY, Tommy→

director · ~38y · appointed 2026-04-22

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Active

ARNOLD, Mark Stanley→

secretary · appointed 2014-01-27 · resigned 2026-05-28

Resigned

PRINCE, Samuel Duncan→

secretary · appointed 2013-03-05 · resigned 2014-01-27

Resigned

WILLIAMS, Margaret Ann→

secretary · appointed 2001-06-26 · resigned 2012-10-19

Resigned

RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-24 · resigned 2001-06-26

Resigned

ARNOLD, Mark Stanley→

director · ~57y · appointed 2014-01-27 · resigned 2026-05-28

Resigned

INCH, Diane Marie→

director · ~63y · appointed 2013-01-08 · resigned 2025-11-29

Resigned

MERNOR, Andrew→

director · ~64y · appointed 2025-12-04 · resigned 2026-03-17

Resigned

PICKAVANCE, Stephen→

director · ~68y · appointed 2013-01-08 · resigned 2013-03-31

Resigned

PRINCE, Samuel Duncan→

director · ~77y · appointed 2004-01-29 · resigned 2014-01-27

Resigned

WHITE, Roy Richard→

director · ~79y · appointed 2001-06-26 · resigned 2004-01-29

Resigned

WILLIAMS, Margaret Ann→

director · ~72y · appointed 2001-06-26 · resigned 2012-10-19

Resigned

BONUSWORTH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-24 · resigned 2001-06-26

Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

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officers · AP03

2026-05-28

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officers · TM01

2026-05-28

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-05-28

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-08

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officers · AP01

2026-04-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-12-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-12-09

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officers · TM01

2025-12-02

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-12-05

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-12-06

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-12-23