CHRIS BLANDFORD HAULAGE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08623972 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-25
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£937.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 6.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £937,033
Net assets shrinking
Down £35,294 YoY
Cash YoY
+7%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£269k
↑ 6.9% YoY
Net Worth
£937k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£329k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.23M | £1.25M |
| Current assets | £328.8k | £418.5k |
| Cash | £269.0k | £251.7k |
| Debtors | £59.4k | £166.3k |
| Net assets | £937.0k | £972.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-05-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2020-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2019-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs CHRIS BLANDFORD HAULAGE LIMITED
- 2013-07-25➕BLANDFORD, Christian Gerhard appointeddirector
- 2013-07-25➕BLANDFORD, Lorraine Anne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
94/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLANDFORD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 13 years.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christian Gerhard Blandford Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Lorraine Anne Blandford Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Golden Valley Accountancy Ltd Unit 4, Westwood Ind Est
Pontrilas
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR2 0EL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BLANDFORD, Christian Gerhard→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2013-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLANDFORD, Lorraine Anne→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/05/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 07/03/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-08