A. H. L. LOGISTICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06590386 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-12
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced Carrier
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees100100

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.

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-11-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-08-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-08-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-06-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-06-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-04
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  16. 2021-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-03-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2021-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-02-16
    ➕
    MEADOWS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2021-02-16
    ➖
    LEONARD, Helen Louise resigned
    secretary
  21. 2021-02-16
    ➖
    LEONARD, Helen Louise resigned
    director
  22. 2020-08-12
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2008-05-15
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    LEONARD, Anthony Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2008-05-15
    ➕
    LEONARD, Helen Louise appointed
    secretary
  25. 2008-05-15
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2008-05-15
    ➕
    LEONARD, Helen Louise appointed
    director
  27. 2008-05-15
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2008-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As A. H. L. LOGISTICS LIMITED
  29. 2008-05-12
    ➕
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2008-05-12
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 67. 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 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Charles Leonard
Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting16/02/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Helen Louise Leonardceased 16/02/2021· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC53202 — Unlicenced Carrier

Registered office

Headlands House 1 Kings Court
Kettering Parkway
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN15 6WJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MEADOWS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEONARD, Anthony Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEONARD, Helen Louise→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-15 · resigned 2021-02-16
Resigned
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-12 · resigned 2008-05-15
Resigned
LEONARD, Helen Louise→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-05-15 · resigned 2021-02-16
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-05-12 · resigned 2008-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-19