DAW LOGISTICS LTD
💤Zombieactive
06463973 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-04
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
£452.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.3y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
52 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £452,780
Net assets shrinking
Down £32,024 YoY
Cash YoY
+18%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£114k
↑ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£453k
↓ 6.6% YoY
Current Assets
£438k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £653.9k | £725.1k |
| Current assets | £437.8k | £389.7k |
| Cash | £114.5k | £97.4k |
| Debtors | £323.4k | £292.3k |
| Net assets | £452.8k | £484.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26➖WRIGHT, Bryony resignedsecretary
- 2022-08-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-01-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2020-01-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-03-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2008-01-04🏢Company incorporatedAs DAW LOGISTICS LTD
- 2008-01-04➕WRIGHT, David Andrew appointeddirector
- 2008-01-04➕WRIGHT, Bryony appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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 19 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Andrew Wright Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/05/2016 |
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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
The Office , Rear Of Unit 27 Full Sutton Industrial Estate
Full Sutton
York
N Yorks
YO41 1HS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
WRIGHT, David Andrew→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2008-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WRIGHT, Bryony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-01-04 · resigned 2022-08-26
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 30/01/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/03/2008 | 29/01/2020 |
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Recent filings (52 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-22