A&S ROAD HAULAGE LTD

🌳Matureactive

06486740 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-29

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Jan 2026

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31
Average employees	2000	2100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-05-28
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2025-02-27
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2024-03-01
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accounts · AA
2023-02-15
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accounts · AA
2023-02-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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2023-02-07
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-04
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accounts · AA
2019-02-07
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accounts · AA
2018-02-19
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accounts · AA
2017-02-06
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2016-02-22
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2016-02-22
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2012-09-01
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BONATHAN, Catherine Mary appointed
director
2012-08-31
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BUNTING, Simon Michael resigned
director
2008-01-29
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Company incorporated
As A&S ROAD HAULAGE LTD
2008-01-29
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GROUNDSELL, Andrew appointed
director
2008-01-29
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2008-01-29
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2008-01-29
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BUNTING, Simon Michael appointed
director
2008-01-29
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DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2008-01-29
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DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Catherine Mary Bonathan Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	07/02/2023
Mr Andrew Groundsell Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/01/2017

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

Incorporated2008-01-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

29 Wilberforce Road

Brighstone

Newport

Iow

PO30 4BE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-12

Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BONATHAN, Catherine Mary→

director · ~57y · appointed 2012-09-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GROUNDSELL, Andrew→

director · ~59y · appointed 2008-01-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-01-29 · resigned 2008-01-29

Resigned

BUNTING, Simon Michael→

director · ~45y · appointed 2008-01-29 · resigned 2012-08-31

Resigned

DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-01-29 · resigned 2008-01-29

Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-05-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-02-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-07

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-02-07

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-02-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-05-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-31

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-01-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-06-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-02-02