A N HARDWELL HAULAGE LIMITED

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04950345 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-31
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£72.8k
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 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (75/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £72,822
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,488 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£73k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£88k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£23k£46k£69k£93k£116kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-282024-01-28
Total assets£72.8k£87.3k
Current assets£88.1k£115.8k
Net assets£72.8k£87.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-09
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  2. 2024-10-20
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  3. 2023-10-13
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  4. 2022-10-16
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  5. 2021-10-15
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  6. 2020-12-05
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  7. 2019-10-25
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  8. 2018-10-15
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  9. 2017-10-15
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  10. 2016-07-14
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  11. 2015-11-03
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  12. 2015-08-08
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  13. 2014-11-01
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  14. 2014-05-17
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  15. 2013-12-13
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  16. 2012-12-01
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    DOWLAN, Peter appointed
    secretary
  17. 2012-12-01
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    JEFFERYS, Keith resigned
    secretary
  18. 2003-11-03
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    HARDWELL, Andrew Nigel appointed
    director
  19. 2003-11-03
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    JEFFERYS, Keith appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-11-03
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
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  21. 2003-11-03
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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  22. 2003-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As A N HARDWELL HAULAGE LIMITED
  23. 2003-10-31
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-10-31
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HARDWELL" — 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 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Nigel Hardwell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/10/2016

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
Incorporated2003-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

29 Berkeley House
Berkeley Road Staple Hill
Bristol
South Gloucestershire
BS16 5HS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last made up to: 2025-01-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DOWLAN, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2012-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDWELL, Andrew Nigel→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JEFFERYS, Keith→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-03 · resigned 2012-12-01
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-31 · resigned 2003-11-03
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-31 · resigned 2003-11-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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2025-11-27
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2025-10-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
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accounts · AA
2024-10-20
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2023-11-06
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accounts · AA
2023-10-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-05
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accounts · AA
2022-10-16
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2021-11-01
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accounts · AA
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-05