H LOGISTICS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC242751 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46630
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 59113Television programme production activities
- 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.5y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
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
69 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-14➖HEAD, George Alec resignedsecretary
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2015-06-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2015-02-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-05-01➕HEAD, George Alec appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2003-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs H LOGISTICS LIMITED
- 2003-01-22➕HEAD, Lucy appointedsecretary
- 2003-01-22➕HEAD, Robert Lyle appointeddirector
- 2003-01-22➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-22➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-22➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-01-22➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Robert Lyle Head Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Lucy Pamela Alston Legacy-Head Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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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| AMZCONRSELL LIMITED→ SC866666 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GIUSEPPE'S WINES LIMITED→ SC522547 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| HUNTER GLOBAL TRADE LIMITED→ SC873887 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IVY TRADE SALES LTD→ SC581831 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| J CLARKE CATERING SUPPLIES LTD→ SC882940 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| J. & R. GOOD (WISHAW) LIMITED→ SC067632 · est 1979 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 46y | — | — |
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| JAS TECH LTD→ SC840087 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| JAYMEG LTD→ SC421504 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| JHP TRANSPORT LTD→ SC880606 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JM QUALITY FOODS LTD→ SC512811 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46630 — SIC 46630
Registered office
5 Young Road
Caldwellside Industrial Estate
Lanark
Lanarkshire
ML11 7SR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
HEAD, Robert Lyle→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2003-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEAD, George Alec→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2023-02-14
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2003-01-22
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2003-01-22
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 26/06/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 19/10/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-31