MAXI HAULAGE LIMITED
📈Growthactive
SC054932 · ltd · incorporated 1974-01-25
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy — profile has hardened into "growth story" recently.
- · Lifecycle stage: declining → growth
- · Investment thesis: unclassified → growth_story
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 50.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Lifecycle stage: declining → growth
- ·Investment thesis: unclassified → growth_story
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueConservative operator with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 50.6y
95/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 50.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (88/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 9 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
129 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,762,317
Key financials
3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £1.76M | £1.39M | £2.65M |
| Average employees | 319 | 33100 | 33000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-14➖MILES, Alan John resigneddirector
- 2025-11-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-11-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-10-27➕ROGERSON, Carrieanne appointedsecretary
- 2022-10-27➖LOGAN, Catherine resignedsecretary
- 2022-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-10-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-07➕ROGERSON, Carrieanne appointeddirector
- 2019-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-11-22➕ATKINSON, Richard Elliott appointeddirector
- 2018-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-02-28➖BELL, Graeme Davie resignedsecretary
- 2003-02-28➕LOGAN, Catherine appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-28➖BELL, Graeme Davie resigneddirector
- 1998-04-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1997-06-13➕BELL, Graeme Davie appointedsecretary
- 1997-06-13➕BELL, Graeme Davie appointeddirector
- 1997-06-12➖DAWSON, David Taylor resignedsecretary
- 1997-05-12➕MILES, Alan John appointeddirector
- 1996-07-31➖ATKINSON, Neville William resigneddirector
- 1995-09-15➕ALLAN, Robin Sinclair appointeddirector
- 1994-05-31➖POULTON, Alan William resigneddirector
- 1993-07-20➕POULTON, Alan William appointeddirector
- 1992-02-28➖RUFF, George Henry resigneddirector
- 1991-12-19➖PATRICK, Thomas Gordon resigneddirector
- 1990-07-02➕RUFF, George Henry appointeddirector
- 1989-06-26➖MCEWAN, John Crawford resigneddirector
- 1989-06-26➖MCEWAN, John Crawford resigneddirector
- 1989-05-02➕MCEWAN, John Crawford appointeddirector
- 1989-05-02➕MCEWAN, John Crawford appointeddirector
- 1975-10-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1974-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs MAXI HAULAGE LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Maxi Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Maxi Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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MAXI HAULAGE LIMITED
This company · SC054932
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maxi Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/10/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gerald Elliott Atkinsonceased 06/10/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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
Typeltd
Incorporated1974-01-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Elliott House
Kilwinning Road
Irvine
KA12 8TG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19
Officers (5 active · 11 resigned)
ROGERSON, Carrieanne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALLAN, Robin Sinclair→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 1995-09-15
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Active
ATKINSON, Richard Elliott→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2018-11-22
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ROGERSON, Carrieanne→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2020-05-07
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BELL, Graeme Davie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-06-13 · resigned 2003-02-28
DAWSON, David Taylor→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1997-06-12
LOGAN, Catherine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-02-28 · resigned 2022-10-27
ATKINSON, Neville William→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 1996-07-31
BELL, Graeme Davie→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1997-06-13 · resigned 2003-02-28
MCEWAN, John Crawford→
Resigneddirector · appointed 1989-05-02 · resigned 1989-06-26
MCEWAN, John Crawford→
Resigneddirector · appointed 1989-05-02 · resigned 1989-06-26
MILES, Alan John→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1997-05-12 · resigned 2025-11-14
PATRICK, Thomas Gordon→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1991-12-19
POULTON, Alan William→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1993-07-20 · resigned 1994-05-31
RUFF, George Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1990-07-02 · resigned 1992-02-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 30/10/1975 | 09/04/1998 |
Recent filings (129 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-11-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-10-08