CALLERTON HAULAGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06043732 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-08
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£107.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £107,703

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£103k
Net Worth
£108k
Current Assets
£311k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£62k£124k£187k£249k£311kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£155.1k—
Current assets£311.1k—
Cash£103.3k—
Debtors£186.8k—
Net assets£107.7k—

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-12-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-12-20
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-12-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-05
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    JOHNSON, Stuart Joseph resigned
    secretary
  11. 2022-09-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-18
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    officers · AP03
  16. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-18
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    address · AD01
  18. 2018-05-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2018-01-09
    ➕
    LAWES, Michelle appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-11-24
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    GRANT, Lee resigned
    director
  21. 2007-12-01
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    CHAPMAN, Lee appointed
    director
  22. 2007-12-01
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Stuart Joseph appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-12-01
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-12-01
    ➕
    GRANT, Lee appointed
    director
  25. 2007-12-01
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2007-01-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CALLERTON HAULAGE LIMITED
  27. 2007-01-08
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2007-01-08
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lee Chapman
Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Stuart Joseph Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

4 Harelaw Close
Pelton
Chester Le Street
Durham
DH2 1TT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LAWES, Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAPMAN, Lee→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Stuart Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-01 · resigned 2022-09-05
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-01-08 · resigned 2007-12-01
Resigned
GRANT, Lee→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-12-01 · resigned 2009-11-24
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-01-08 · resigned 2007-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11