ABHAUL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06736143 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-29
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£106.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52219
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52220SIC 52220
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
50 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £106,562
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,434 YoY
Cash YoY
+6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£175k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Net Worth
£107k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£178k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£36k£71k£107k£142k£178kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£107.3k£122.9k
Current assets£177.7k£174.2k
Cash£175.4k£164.8k
Net assets£106.6k£122.0k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-07
    ➕
    WESTMORLAND, Tracy appointed
    director
  4. 2024-06-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-06-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2024-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-20
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    WOOD, Ian resigned
    director
  11. 2023-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-11-27
    ➕
    LAMBERT, Stephen Paul appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ABHAUL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  20. 2008-10-29
    ➕
    WESTMORLAND, Paul Martyn appointed
    director
  21. 2008-10-29
    ➕
    WOOD, Ian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Martyn Westmorland
Individual · English · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Woodceased 01/10/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2008-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52219 — SIC 52219

Registered office

Spear House Littlefair Road
Hedon Road
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU9 5LP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

LAMBERT, Stephen Paul→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-27
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Active
WESTMORLAND, Paul Martyn→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-10-29
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Active
WESTMORLAND, Tracy→
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-06-07
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Active
WOOD, Ian→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-10-29 · resigned 2023-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30