HAYTON COULTHARD FREIGHT FORWARDING LIMITED

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SC030188 · ltd · incorporated 1954-07-10
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.22M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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 £1,220,773
Cash YoY
+45%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£239k
↑ 45% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£283k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£244k£488k£732k£977k£1.2mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£1.22M£1.20M
Current assets£283.0k£200.7k
Cash£238.8k£165.0k
Debtors£44.3k£35.7k
Net assets£1.22M£1.20M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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  7. 2025-12-03
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  8. 2025-04-16
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  9. 2025-01-20
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  10. 2024-02-16
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  11. 2023-08-25
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  12. 2023-08-25
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  13. 2023-08-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2023-08-23
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2023-08-23
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    memorandum-articles
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  16. 2023-03-23
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  17. 2022-03-25
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  18. 2021-04-06
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  19. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  20. 2010-10-06
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    COULTHARD, Monica appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-10-06
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    KIRK, Lesley Mary resigned
    secretary
  22. 2010-01-29
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    COULTHARD, Monica Jane appointed
    director
  23. 2010-01-29
    ➖
    COULTHARD, Duncan resigned
    director
  24. 2010-01-29
    ➖
    MCLEAN, Pauline Morag resigned
    director
  25. 2000-04-01
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    KIRK, Lesley Mary appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-03-31
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    COULTHARD, Elizabeth Joyce resigned
    secretary
  27. 2000-03-31
    ➖
    COULTHARD, Elizabeth Joyce resigned
    director
  28. 1995-07-31
    ➖
    COULTHARD, Margaret Gillespie resigned
    director
  29. 1995-01-01
    ➖
    MONTGOMERIE, James William resigned
    director
  30. 1994-08-01
    ➕
    COULTHARD, Duncan James appointed
    director
  31. 1954-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As HAYTON COULTHARD FREIGHT FORWARDING LIMITED

Owner dependency

99/100
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 "COULTHARD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 72 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
Duncan James Coulthard
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Monica Jane Coulthard
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1954-07-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

The Garage
Twynholm
By Castle Douglas
DG6 4NX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

COULTHARD, Monica→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COULTHARD, Duncan James→
director · ~58y · appointed 1994-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COULTHARD, Monica Jane→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COULTHARD, Elizabeth Joyce→
secretary · resigned 2000-03-31
Resigned
KIRK, Lesley Mary→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-01 · resigned 2010-10-06
Resigned
COULTHARD, Duncan→
director · ~81y · resigned 2010-01-29
Resigned
COULTHARD, Elizabeth Joyce→
director · ~79y · resigned 2000-03-31
Resigned
COULTHARD, Margaret Gillespie→
director · ~111y · resigned 1995-07-31
Resigned
MCLEAN, Pauline Morag→
director · ~84y · resigned 2010-01-29
Resigned
MONTGOMERIE, James William→
director · ~105y · resigned 1995-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (114 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-08-25
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-08-25