A.V. DAWSON TRANSPORT LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

12374490 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-20

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.1y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
· 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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

24 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

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 (26 events)Click to expand

2025-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
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mortgage · MR01
2024-05-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2024-01-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
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officers · AP01
2023-03-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-17
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officers · AP01
2023-03-15
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CROCE, Louise appointed
director
2023-03-15
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LLOYD, Craig appointed
director
2023-03-15
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NETTLE, Charlie appointed
director
2023-03-15
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WATKINS, Andrew Kenneth appointed
director
2023-02-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-30
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-20
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Company incorporated
As A.V. DAWSON TRANSPORT LTD
2019-12-20
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DAWSON, Gary Stuart appointed
director
2019-12-20
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YOUNG, John Ellis appointed
director
2019-12-20
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DAWSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

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

A.V.Dawson Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A.V.Dawson Limited

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

ultimate parent

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A.V. DAWSON TRANSPORT LTD

This company · 12374490

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
A.V.Dawson Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	20/12/2019

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

Incorporated2019-12-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

The Staiths Port Of Middlesbrough

Depot Road

Middlesborough

TS2 1LE

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-28

Last: 2025-12-14