TRAINOR HAULAGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
NI622414 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-28
Average employees0

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2024-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-11
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    TRAINOR, Frances Mary resigned
    director
  11. 2021-05-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-10-18
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2019-10-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-10-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2019-10-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-10-04
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    TRAINOR, Sean appointed
    director
  19. 2019-10-04
    ➕
    TRAINOR, Frances Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2019-10-04
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    TRAINOR, Kevin resigned
    director
  21. 2019-10-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-10-04
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    officers · AP01
  23. 2014-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As TRAINOR HAULAGE LIMITED
  24. 2014-01-22
    ➕
    TRAINOR, Kevin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TRAINOR" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Sean Trainor
Individual · Irish · DOB 08/2000 · age 26
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/10/2019
Mrs Frances Mary Trainor
Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/10/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kevin Trainorceased 18/10/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2014-01-22
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

335 Coa Road
Enniskillen
Co. Fermanagh
BT94 2FT
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

TRAINOR, Sean→
director · ~26y · appointed 2019-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAINOR, Frances Mary→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-10-04 · resigned 2021-05-11
Resigned
TRAINOR, Kevin→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-01-22 · resigned 2019-10-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-11