A J WEBBER HAULAGE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05740501 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-106.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 78). 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 19.8y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £106,658
Cash YoY
+91%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£12k
↑ 91% YoY
Net Worth
-£107k
↓ 114% YoY
Current Assets
£236k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-73.6k | £80.9k |
| Current assets | £235.6k | £343.9k |
| Cash | £12.2k | £6.4k |
| Debtors | £190.0k | £305.3k |
| Net assets | £-106.7k | £-49.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-06-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-06-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-06-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-06-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Skipton Business Finance Limited
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2009-10-02➕WEBBER, Valerie June appointeddirector
- 2009-10-01➕WEBBER, Valerie June appointeddirector
- 2009-10-01➖WEBBER, Valerie June resigneddirector
- 2009-10-01➖WEBBER, Valerie June resigneddirector
- 2006-08-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2006-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs A J WEBBER HAULAGE LIMITED
- 2006-03-13➕TUCKER, Katie Jayne appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-13➕WEBBER, Arnold James appointeddirector
- 2006-03-13➕WEBBER, Valerie June appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "WEBBER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple 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 Arnold James Webber Individual · British · DOB 11/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Valerie June Webber Individual · British · DOB 06/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Boyces Building, Regent Street
Clifton
Bristol
Avon
BS8 4HU
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 · 2 resigned)
TUCKER, Katie Jayne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-03-13
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WEBBER, Arnold James→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2006-03-13
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WEBBER, Valerie June→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2009-10-02
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WEBBER, Valerie June→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2009-10-01
WEBBER, Valerie June→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2006-03-13 · resigned 2009-10-01
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Skipton Business Finance Skipton Business Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/06/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 26/01/2017 | 29/06/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/08/2006 | 29/06/2022 |
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Recent filings (57 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-06-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-06-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-28