24/7 HAULAGE WM LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15401226 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-09
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-02-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-02-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-02-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-02-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 24/7 HAULAGE WM LTD
  9. 2024-01-09
    DRAGOMIR, Paul appointed
    director
  10. 2024-01-09
    DUMITRU, George- Cristian appointed
    director
  11. 2024-01-09
    DUMITRU, George- Cristian resigned
    director
  12. 2024-01-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Dragomir
Individual · Romanian · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
board controlboard control09/01/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr George- Cristian Dumitruceased 09/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2024-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

68 Audley Road
Birmingham
B33 9DY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-22OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DRAGOMIR, Paul
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-01-09
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Active
DUMITRU, George- Cristian
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-01-09 · resigned 2024-01-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-09