BREWERS ROAD HAULAGE LTD

🌳Matureactive

04387362 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-05

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 24.1y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 24.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

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

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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2026-03-10
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2026-03-10
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2025-11-17
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2025-04-01
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GLENDINNING, Kenneth Alan appointed
director
2025-04-01
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GLENDINNING, Alan resigned
director
2024-12-02
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2023-07-03
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2022-07-25
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2021-07-02
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2020-07-16
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2019-10-15
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2019-07-24
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2018-08-07
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2017-07-21
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2016-09-14
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2015-06-24
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Charge satisfied #2
2010-12-24
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Charge satisfied #1
2010-12-22
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
2010-11-10
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
2010-10-29
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GLENDINNING, Deborah appointed
secretary
2010-10-29
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GLENDINNING, Deborah appointed
director
2010-10-29
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BREWER, Karen resigned
secretary
2010-10-29
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BREWER, Robert David resigned
director
2010-10-29
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GLENDINNING, Alan appointed
director
2002-05-23
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2002-03-05
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Company incorporated
As BREWERS ROAD HAULAGE LTD
2002-03-05
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BREWER, Karen appointed
secretary
2002-03-05
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HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
nominee-secretary
2002-03-05
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HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
nominee-secretary
2002-03-05
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BREWER, Robert David appointed
director
2002-03-05
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BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
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2002-03-05
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BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

91/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Kenneth Alan Glendinning Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/04/2025
Deborah Glendinning Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Alan Glendinningceased 01/04/2025· significant influence

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

Incorporated2002-03-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Site Office Bulmans Yard

Penrith Industrial Estate

Penrith

Cumbria

CA11 9EU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-19

Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

GLENDINNING, Deborah→

secretary · appointed 2010-10-29

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Active

GLENDINNING, Deborah→

director · ~65y · appointed 2010-10-29

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Active

GLENDINNING, Kenneth Alan→

director · ~62y · appointed 2025-04-01

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Active

BREWER, Karen→

secretary · appointed 2002-03-05 · resigned 2010-10-29

Resigned

HARRISON, Irene Lesley→

nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-05 · resigned 2002-03-05

Resigned

BREWER, Robert David→

director · ~58y · appointed 2002-03-05 · resigned 2010-10-29

Resigned

GLENDINNING, Alan→

director · ~62y · appointed 2010-10-29 · resigned 2025-04-01

Resigned

BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-05 · resigned 2002-03-05

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited	All assets debenture	1 property	22/12/2010	—
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited	Fixed charge on non-vesting debts and floating charge	1 property	10/11/2010	24/06/2015
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	23/05/2002	24/12/2010

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-10

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-04-01

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

officers · TM01

2026-04-01

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

officers · AP01

2026-03-10

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-03-10