CUSTOM DELIVERIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04522904 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-30

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 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

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 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Average employees	200	200

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

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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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-07-16
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2025-12-23
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2024-12-20
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2023-12-22
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2023-01-25
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2021-12-23
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2020-12-23
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2019-10-15
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2018-12-20
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2017-12-21
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accounts · AA
2017-09-14
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2017-09-14
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2017-08-29
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2017-08-29
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officers · CH03
2016-12-22
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accounts · AA
2016-09-28
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2002-08-30
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Company incorporated
As CUSTOM DELIVERIES LIMITED
2002-08-30
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BOULLEN, Ruth Lesley appointed
secretary
2002-08-30
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BOULLEN, Paul Thomas appointed
director
2002-08-30
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DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2002-08-30
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DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2002-08-30
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DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2002-08-30
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DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Thomas Boullen Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Ruth Lesley Boullen Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	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

Incorporated2002-08-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

7-9 Macon Court

Crewe

Cheshire

CW1 6EA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-13

Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BOULLEN, Ruth Lesley→

secretary · appointed 2002-08-30

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Active

BOULLEN, Paul Thomas→

director · ~59y · appointed 2002-08-30

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Active

DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-08-30 · resigned 2002-08-30

Resigned

DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2002-08-30 · resigned 2002-08-30

Resigned

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