FREIGHTLINK EUROPE LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC306534 · llp · incorporated 2004-01-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.1y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2026-06-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2026-06-29🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2026-06-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-01-30📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-07📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-11-11📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2022-11-11📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2022-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2022-04-01📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2022-03-03📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2022-02-04📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extendedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2021-02-02📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-27📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-04📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2019-03-04📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2017-07-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2012-10-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-09-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2010-06-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2004-01-16🏢Company incorporatedAs FREIGHTLINK EUROPE LLP
- 2004-01-16➕O'BRIEN, Carol Lesley appointedllp-designated-member
- 2004-01-16➕O'BRIEN, Kevin James appointedllp-designated-member
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +No director turnover: Company is 23 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kevin James O'Brien Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Carol Lesley O'Brien Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2004-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Freightlink Europe
Lister's Road
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX3 7XA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
O'BRIEN, Carol Lesley→
Activellp-designated-member · ~65y · appointed 2004-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O'BRIEN, Kevin James→
Activellp-designated-member · ~76y · appointed 2004-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 26/07/2017 | 29/06/2026 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/09/2012 | 29/06/2026 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/06/2010 | 11/10/2012 |
Recent filings (63 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2026-06-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-01-31
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-11-11
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2022-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2022-04-01
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-04-01