ADAMS HAULAGE NW LTD

🌳Matureactive
09725245 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-10
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£33.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £33,550

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£34k
Current Assets
£89k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-20
Total assets£42.6k
Current assets£88.5k
Net assets£33.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-11-22
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  4. 2024-08-22
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  5. 2023-11-22
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-03-10
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2022-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-11-24
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  11. 2021-08-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-11-17
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  13. 2020-08-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2020-05-27
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    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-08-30
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  16. 2019-08-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-05-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2015-08-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAMS HAULAGE NW LTD
  19. 2015-08-10
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    ADAMS, Dean appointed
    director
  20. 2015-08-10
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    ADAMS, Karen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

94/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADAMS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Dean Adams
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

11 Rudyard Avenue
Middleton
Manchester
M24 2WU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last made up to: 2024-08-20
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ADAMS, Dean→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-08-10
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Active
ADAMS, Karen→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-08-10
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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-08-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-08-25