CAVALIER LOGISTICS UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09073986 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-06

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 Dec 2023

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 51210

Sector: Transportation & storage

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

52290Other transportation support activities

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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

1 year 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	2023-12-31
Average employees	1200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-07-01
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ITAGAKI, Yoshiharu resigned
director
2026-07-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
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officers · AP01
2024-04-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-01
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ISHIGAKI, Kentaro appointed
director
2024-03-31
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WAKABAYASHI, Hitoshi resigned
director
2023-10-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-16
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officers · AP01
2023-10-16
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officers · AP01
2023-10-16
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officers · AP01
2023-10-16
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officers · AP01
2023-10-09
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-09
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-02
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KURIMATA, Chikara appointed
director
2023-10-02
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MAKI, Shigemi appointed
director
2023-10-02
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ITAGAKI, Yoshiharu appointed
director
2023-10-02
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WAKABAYASHI, Hitoshi appointed
director
2023-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-09
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2017-06-16
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VAN TURTON, David Richard appointed
director
2017-06-16
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HOLDAWAY, Timothy George resigned
director
2016-11-01
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HOLDAWAY, Timothy George appointed
director
2016-07-31
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SCUSE, Kevin resigned
director
2014-10-13
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SCUSE, Kevin appointed
director
2014-10-13
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SCUSE, Lisa resigned
director
2014-06-06
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Company incorporated
As CAVALIER LOGISTICS UK LIMITED
2014-06-06
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NEILSON, Robert appointed
director
2014-06-06
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SCUSE, Lisa appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Group structure

Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CAVALIER LOGISTICS UK LIMITED

This company · 09073986

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
Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/10/2023

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Timothy Holdawayceased 02/10/2023· 50-75% voting
Cavalier Logistics Management Ii Incceased 06/06/2017· 75-100% shares
Mr Robert Neilsonceased 06/06/2017· board control

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

Incorporated2014-06-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC51210 — SIC 51210

Registered office

Suite 37 Chessington Business Centre

Cox Lane

Chessington

Surrey

KT9 1SD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-03

Last: 2026-01-20