A & L HAULAGE (SOMERSET) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05929418 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-08
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.79M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
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 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,788,178
Cash YoY
+207%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£219k
↑ 207% YoY
Net Worth
£1.8m
↑ 4.2% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£358k£715k£1.1m£1.4m£1.8mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.87M£1.77M
Current assets£1.17M£1.02M
Cash£218.8k£71.4k
Debtors£669.5k£668.4k
Net assets£1.79M£1.72M

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-11-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2020-11-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  11. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-07-31
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    PICKFORD, Genevieve Claire resigned
    secretary
  18. 2011-07-31
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    PICKFORD, Lindsay Ronald resigned
    director
  19. 2011-04-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  20. 2006-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As A & L HAULAGE (SOMERSET) LIMITED
  21. 2006-09-08
    ➕
    GREGORY, Andrew David appointed
    director
  22. 2006-09-08
    ➕
    PICKFORD, Genevieve Claire appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-09-08
    ➕
    PICKFORD, Lindsay Ronald appointed
    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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

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 David Gregory
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

The Old Brick Works
Stoke St. Michael
Somerset
BA3 5HP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GREGORY, Andrew David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-09-08
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Active
PICKFORD, Genevieve Claire→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-08 · resigned 2011-07-31
Resigned
PICKFORD, Lindsay Ronald→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-09-08 · resigned 2011-07-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property11/04/201112/11/2020

Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22