CARRUTHERS HAULAGE LIMITED

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17047574 · ltd · incorporated 2026-02-23
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
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CARRUTHERS HAULAGE LIMITED
  2. 2026-02-23
    CARRUTHERS, Colin appointed
    secretary
  3. 2026-02-23
    CATON, Sharron Colleen appointed
    secretary
  4. 2026-02-23
    CARRUTHERS, Colin appointed
    director
  5. 2026-02-23
    CATON, Neil Geddes appointed
    director
  6. 2026-02-23
    CATON, Sharron Colleen appointed
    director
  7. 2026-02-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CARRUTHERS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sharron Colleen Caton
Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/02/2026
Mr Colin Carruthers
Individual · British · DOB 03/1944 · age 82
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/02/2026

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
Incorporated2026-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Oulton Grange
Oulton
Wigton
Cumbria
CA7 0NN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-23
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last:

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

CARRUTHERS, Colin
secretary · appointed 2026-02-23
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Active
CATON, Sharron Colleen
secretary · appointed 2026-02-23
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Active
CARRUTHERS, Colin
director · ~82y · appointed 2026-02-23
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Active
CATON, Neil Geddes
director · ~52y · appointed 2026-02-23
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Active
CATON, Sharron Colleen
director · ~48y · appointed 2026-02-23
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Active

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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-02-23