AHLMARK SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04249527 · ltd · incorporated 2001-07-10
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52101
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52241SIC 52241
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-01-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-01-01
    ➕
    CARMICHAEL, Daniel appointed
    director
  6. 2023-12-31
    ➖
    HOLLANDS, Timothy John resigned
    director
  7. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2017-05-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-05-29
    ➕
    ANDERSSON, Peter Soeren appointed
    director
  16. 2017-05-29
    ➖
    THORELL, Jan Hakan resigned
    director
  17. 2017-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-07-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2014-07-10
    ➖
    WILLIS, William Anthony resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-07-10
    ➖
    WILLIS, William Anthony resigned
    director
  22. 2010-12-01
    ➕
    THORELL, Jan Hakan appointed
    director
  23. 2010-12-01
    ➖
    WARMLING, Bo resigned
    director
  24. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    HOLLANDS, Timothy John appointed
    director
  25. 2008-03-31
    ➖
    FOSTER, Peter Frank resigned
    director
  26. 2006-09-01
    ➖
    CANTLE, Roger Neil resigned
    secretary
  27. 2006-09-01
    ➕
    WILLIS, William Anthony appointed
    secretary
  28. 2006-09-01
    ➖
    CANTLE, Roger Neil resigned
    director
  29. 2006-09-01
    ➕
    WILLIS, William Anthony appointed
    director
  30. 2001-08-01
    ➕
    CANTLE, Roger Neil appointed
    secretary
  31. 2001-08-01
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2001-08-01
    ➕
    CANTLE, Roger Neil appointed
    director
  33. 2001-08-01
    ➕
    FOSTER, Peter Frank appointed
    director
  34. 2001-08-01
    ➕
    WARMLING, Bo appointed
    director
  35. 2001-08-01
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2001-07-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AHLMARK SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED
  37. 2001-07-10
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2001-07-10
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52101 — SIC 52101

Registered office

Ahlmark Shipping (Uk) Ltd East End Of 21 Shed
King George Dock
Hull
HU9 5PR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

ANDERSSON, Peter Soeren→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARMICHAEL, Daniel→
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CANTLE, Roger Neil→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-01 · resigned 2006-09-01
Resigned
WILLIS, William Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-01 · resigned 2014-07-10
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-07-10 · resigned 2001-08-01
Resigned
CANTLE, Roger Neil→
director · ~85y · appointed 2001-08-01 · resigned 2006-09-01
Resigned
FOSTER, Peter Frank→
director · ~83y · appointed 2001-08-01 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
HOLLANDS, Timothy John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2023-12-31
Resigned
THORELL, Jan Hakan→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2017-05-29
Resigned
WARMLING, Bo→
director · ~88y · appointed 2001-08-01 · resigned 2010-12-01
Resigned
WILLIS, William Anthony→
director · ~82y · appointed 2006-09-01 · resigned 2014-07-10
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-07-10 · resigned 2001-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-11