DAVE BEVIS HAULAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04934181 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-16
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
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£309.6k
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £309,605

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£310k
↑ 8.5% YoY
Current Assets
£156k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£62k£124k£186k£248k£310kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£331.9k£328.9k
Current assets£155.8k£127.1k
Cash—£24.6k
Debtors£86.2k£102.5k
Net assets£309.6k£285.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-04-01
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    GRIFFIN, Jennifer appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-04-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-06-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-06-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-06-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-10-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2008-11-03
    ➖
    EATON, Frances resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-11-03
    ➖
    EATON, Frances resigned
    director
  22. 2008-02-13
    ➕
    EATON, Frances appointed
    director
  23. 2007-11-01
    ➖
    BULL, Jeremy William resigned
    secretary
  24. 2007-11-01
    ➕
    EATON, Frances appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-10-24
    ➕
    BEVIS, David Charles appointed
    director
  26. 2003-10-24
    ➕
    BULL, Jeremy William appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-10-20
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-10-20
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2003-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As DAVE BEVIS HAULAGE LIMITED
  30. 2003-10-16
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2003-10-16
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEVIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Charles Bevis
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
50–75%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Ms Jennifer Griffin
Individual · English · DOB 09/1986 · age 40
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/04/2026

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
Incorporated2003-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

1 Marley Close
Weymouth
Dorset
DT3 6DH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BEVIS, David Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIFFIN, Jennifer→
director · ~40y · appointed 2026-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BULL, Jeremy William→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-24 · resigned 2007-11-01
Resigned
EATON, Frances→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-01 · resigned 2008-11-03
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-16 · resigned 2003-10-20
Resigned
EATON, Frances→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-02-13 · resigned 2008-11-03
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-16 · resigned 2003-10-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-06