TREVOR STEWART HAULAGE LTD

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NI055256 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-20
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£956.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £956,364

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£956k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£924k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£191k£383k£574k£765k£956kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£956.4k£835.2k
Current assets£923.9k£804.7k
Cash—£702.8k
Debtors—£101.9k
Net assets£956.4k£835.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-07
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  2. 2024-10-25
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  3. 2023-12-07
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  4. 2023-10-25
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  6. 2023-10-25
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  7. 2023-10-25
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  8. 2023-09-29
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  9. 2023-09-29
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  10. 2023-02-02
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  11. 2022-03-04
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  12. 2020-12-23
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  13. 2019-12-03
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  14. 2019-01-03
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  15. 2017-10-24
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  16. 2016-10-31
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  17. 2005-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As TREVOR STEWART HAULAGE LTD
  18. 2005-05-20
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    STEWART, Carol appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-05-20
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    STEWART, Carol Joyce appointed
    director
  20. 2005-05-20
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    STEWART, Trevor Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2005-05-20
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    KANE, Dorothy May appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-05-20
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    KANE, Dorothy May resigned
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +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 "STEWART" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mr Trevor Robert Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/07/2016
Mrs Carol Joyce Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2005-05-20
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

14 Glencrew Road
Aughnacloy
BT69 6EX
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

STEWART, Carol→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-20
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Active
STEWART, Carol Joyce→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-05-20
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Active
STEWART, Trevor Robert→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-05-20
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Active
KANE, Dorothy May→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-20 · resigned 2005-05-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-04