2XL UK LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10410644 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£2.30M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (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 (69/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £2,304,796

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£193k
Net Worth
£2.3m
Current Assets
£2.8m
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£4.51M
Current assets£2.77M
Cash£193.3k
Debtors£2.58M
Net assets£2.30M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2026-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-10-25
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  8. 2024-10-25
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2024-10-23
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  10. 2024-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-07-25
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  12. 2023-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-06-15
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  14. 2023-06-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-06-05
    ➕
    ECS LOGISTICS GROUP BV appointed
    corporate-director
  16. 2023-06-05
    ➖
    ECS CORPORATE NV resigned
    corporate-director
  17. 2022-07-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-06-09
    📄
    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  20. 2022-06-08
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  21. 2022-05-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2022-05-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2022-04-28
    ➕
    ECS CORPORATE NV appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2022-04-26
    ➖
    BALCAEN, Pieter resigned
    director
  25. 2022-04-26
    ➖
    DE DIJCKER, Kelly resigned
    director
  26. 2017-05-18
    ➕
    DE DIJCKER, Christine appointed
    director
  27. 2017-05-18
    ➖
    VAN DEN POEL, Mathias resigned
    secretary
  28. 2017-05-18
    ➕
    BALCAEN, Pieter appointed
    director
  29. 2017-05-18
    ➕
    DE DIJCKER, Kelly appointed
    director
  30. 2017-05-18
    ➖
    VAN DEN POEL, Jean Marie resigned
    director
  31. 2016-10-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2XL UK LIMITED
  32. 2016-10-05
    ➕
    VAN DEN POEL, Mathias appointed
    secretary
  33. 2016-10-05
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar appointed
    director
  34. 2016-10-05
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar resigned
    director
  35. 2016-10-05
    ➕
    VAN DEN POEL, Jean Marie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Christine De Dijcker
Individual · Belgian · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting18/05/2017
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Kelly De Dijcker And Pieter Balcaenceased 14/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Kelly De Dijckerceased 24/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Emvi Holdings N.V.ceased 31/07/2018· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Ashok Kumar Bhardwajceased 05/10/2016· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2016-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

First Floor, Merit House Saxon Way
Priory Park West
Hessle
East Yorkshire
HU13 9PB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

DE DIJCKER, Christine→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ECS LOGISTICS GROUP BV→
corporate-director · appointed 2023-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VAN DEN POEL, Mathias→
secretary · appointed 2016-10-05 · resigned 2017-05-18
Resigned
BALCAEN, Pieter→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-05-18 · resigned 2022-04-26
Resigned
BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar→
director · ~75y · appointed 2016-10-05 · resigned 2016-10-05
Resigned
DE DIJCKER, Kelly→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-05-18 · resigned 2022-04-26
Resigned
VAN DEN POEL, Jean Marie→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-10-05 · resigned 2017-05-18
Resigned
ECS CORPORATE NV→
corporate-director · appointed 2022-04-28 · resigned 2023-06-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-10-25
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2024-10-25
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-23