A A K HAULAGE LIMITED

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SC237856 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-08
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees200200

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-04-25
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  4. 2022-04-14
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-02-03
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-03-12
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    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2020-03-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2020-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-08
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-28
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    officers · CH03
  13. 2016-12-28
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-26
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  16. 2015-03-09
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-05-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  18. 2002-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As A A K HAULAGE LIMITED
  19. 2002-10-08
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    COMRIE, Angela appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-10-08
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    COMRIE, Kenneth Montieth appointed
    director
  21. 2002-10-08
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-10-08
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-10-08
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-10-08
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Mrs Angela Comrie
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Kenneth Montieth Comrie
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-10-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

6 Queens Drive
Dunipace
Denny
Stirlingshire
FK6 6JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

COMRIE, Angela→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-08
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Active
COMRIE, Kenneth Montieth→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-10-08
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2002-10-08
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2002-10-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property24/05/201312/03/2020

Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-02