BULK LOGISTICS GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive

10079595 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-23

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 10.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 10.1y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-12-04
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2024-12-30
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2024-01-19
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2022-11-22
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2021-11-30
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2021-02-09
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2019-10-16
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2019-01-05
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accounts · AA
2018-11-21
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capital · SH06
2018-11-05
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capital · SH03
2018-10-18
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officers · TM01
2018-10-18
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2018-10-18
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2018-10-18
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officers · TM01
2018-10-10
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CASTLE, David Andrew resigned
director
2018-10-10
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EDGHILL, David Keith resigned
director
2018-01-04
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2017-11-06
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-04-01
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TOLMIE, Paul William appointed
director
2017-04-01
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EDGHILL, David Keith appointed
director
2016-12-07
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COOKE, Stephen David resigned
director
2016-08-25
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WARD, Michael James appointed
director
2016-06-02
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Secure Trust Bank PLC
2016-06-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Secure Trust Bank PLC
2016-03-23
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Company incorporated
As BULK LOGISTICS GROUP LTD
2016-03-23
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CASTLE, David Andrew appointed
director
2016-03-23
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COOKE, Stephen David appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

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.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael James Ward Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	26/08/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Andrew David Castleceased 10/10/2018· significant influence

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

Incorporated2016-03-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

The Garage

Patrick Brompton

Bedale

DL8 1JP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-05

Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

TOLMIE, Paul William→

director · ~65y · appointed 2017-04-01

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WARD, Michael James→

director · ~58y · appointed 2016-08-25

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Active

CASTLE, David Andrew→

director · ~74y · appointed 2016-03-23 · resigned 2018-10-10

Resigned

COOKE, Stephen David→

director · ~74y · appointed 2016-03-23 · resigned 2016-12-07

Resigned

EDGHILL, David Keith→

director · ~47y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2018-10-10

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Secure Trust Bank Secure Trust Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	02/06/2016	—
	outstanding	Secure Trust Bank Secure Trust Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	02/06/2016	—

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