AHT LOGISTICS LTD

💤Zombieactive

04266506 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-07

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 Oct 2024

Net worth

£772.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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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 exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -60% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.8y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 15.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £772,221

Net assets shrinking

Down £153,943 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 60% YoY

Cash YoY

-60%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£36k

↓ 60% YoY

Net Worth

£772k

↓ 17% YoY

Current Assets

£116k

↓ 76% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£908.5k	£1.08M
Current assets	£115.7k	£475.4k
Cash	£36.4k	£90.7k
Debtors	£75.6k	£379.8k
Net assets	£772.2k	£926.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-02-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-22
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-28
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accounts · AA
2024-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
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COSEC SUPPORT SERVICES LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2021-02-18
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officers · TM02
2020-08-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-08-30
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officers · CH04
2017-08-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2017-08-10
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2010-09-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2010-03-18
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HULSE, Arthur Henry resigned
director
2005-05-03
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COSEC SUPPORT LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-05-03
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COSEC SUPPORT SERVICES LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-09-09
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HULSE, Arthur Henry appointed
director
2001-08-23
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HULSE, Andrew John appointed
director
2001-08-23
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COSEC SUPPORT LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-08-09
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-08-09
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2001-08-07
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Company incorporated
As AHT LOGISTICS LTD
2001-08-07
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-08-07
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

clean

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

Group structure

Jacobswell Farm Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Jacobswell Farm Holdings Ltd

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

ultimate parent

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AHT LOGISTICS LTD

This company · 04266506

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
Jacobswell Farm Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	09/06/2017

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Andrew John Hulseceased 09/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mrs Yvonne Caroline Hulseceased 09/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-08-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

2-3 Charter Point Way

Ashby-De-La-Zouch

Leicestershire

LE65 1NF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-21

Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

HULSE, Andrew John→

director · ~58y · appointed 2001-08-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COSEC SUPPORT LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-08-23 · resigned 2005-05-03

Resigned

COSEC SUPPORT SERVICES LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-05-03 · resigned 2021-02-18

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-07 · resigned 2001-08-09

Resigned

HULSE, Arthur Henry→

director · ~81y · appointed 2004-09-09 · resigned 2010-03-18

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-07 · resigned 2001-08-09

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	22/09/2010	—

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Recent filings (71 total)

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

officers · CH01

2026-02-05

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

officers · CH01

2026-02-05

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-09-22

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2025-09-22