ACE GRAB HIRE AND HAULAGE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08502320 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 800 | 800 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-02-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-09🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-02-01➕MC LAUGHLIN, Elaine appointeddirector
- 2018-10-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Square Mile Financial Management Limited
- 2018-10-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Square Mile Financial Management Limited
- 2013-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE GRAB HIRE AND HAULAGE LIMITED
- 2013-04-24➕MC LAUGHLIN, Gavin Henry appointeddirector
- 2013-04-24➕MC LAUGHLIN, Charles appointeddirector
- 2013-04-24➖MC LAUGHLIN, Charles resigneddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Mclaughlin Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Mclaughlin Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ACE GRAB HIRE AND HAULAGE LIMITED
This company · 08502320
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mclaughlin Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 22/06/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gavin Henry Mclaughlinceased 22/06/2018· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
St Leonards Farm New Years Green Lane
Harefield
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB9 6LX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MC LAUGHLIN, Elaine→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2021-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MC LAUGHLIN, Gavin Henry→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MC LAUGHLIN, Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-04-24 · resigned 2013-04-24
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 01/06/2021 | 09/06/2023 | |
| satisfied | Square Mile Financial Management Square Mile Financial Management Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/10/2018 | 24/03/2021 | |
| satisfied | Square Mile Financial Management Square Mile Financial Management Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/10/2018 | 24/03/2021 |
Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-02-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-28