COLLETT HEAVY LIFT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
10274886 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.3y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-25➖CROSBY, Eric Andrew resigneddirector
- 2026-06-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-25➕COLLETT, Jack William appointeddirector
- 2025-03-25➕COLLETT, Samuel Nevada appointeddirector
- 2025-03-25➖COLLETT, Michael resignedsecretary
- 2025-03-25➖COLLETT, David resigneddirector
- 2025-03-25➖COLLETT, Lincoln resigneddirector
- 2025-03-25➖COLLETT, Michael resigneddirector
- 2025-03-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: David Collett (As Security Agent)
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-03➕COLLETT, Lincoln appointeddirector
- 2017-04-03➕CROSBY, Eric Andrew appointeddirector
- 2016-10-31➕COLLETT, Michael appointedsecretary
- 2016-10-31➕COLLETT, Michael appointeddirector
- 2016-07-12🏢Company incorporatedAs COLLETT HEAVY LIFT LIMITED
- 2016-07-12➕COLLETT, David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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 "COLLETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Collett Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Collett Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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COLLETT HEAVY LIFT LIMITED
This company · 10274886
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Collett Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/07/2016 |
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Victoria Terminal
Albert Road
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX2 0DF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
COLLETT, Jack William→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLLETT, Samuel Nevada→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLLETT, Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-10-31 · resigned 2025-03-25
COLLETT, David→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-07-12 · resigned 2025-03-25
COLLETT, Lincoln→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-04-03 · resigned 2025-03-25
COLLETT, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-10-31 · resigned 2025-03-25
CROSBY, Eric Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2017-04-03 · resigned 2026-06-25
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | David Collett (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 25/03/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (33 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-29