HUNTER TRANSPORT LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC324530 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-29

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£153.1k

book net assets

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 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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

1 live charge · oldest 17.4y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 17.4 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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £153,092

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£153k

↑ 4.9% YoY

Current Assets

£105k

↑ 41% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£153.1k	£145.9k
Current assets	£104.9k	£74.6k
Cash	—	£2.7k
Debtors	—	£71.9k
Net assets	£153.1k	£145.9k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-02-06
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2025-01-15
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2024-02-15
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2023-02-24
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2022-02-28
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2020-11-13
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2020-02-19
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2018-11-07
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2017-10-16
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accounts · AA
2017-10-10
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address · AD01
2017-09-27
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2017-09-27
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officers · TM01
2017-08-31
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HUNTER, George resigned
director
2016-08-31
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accounts · AA
2016-05-31
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2008-12-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Financial Limited
2007-06-26
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HUNTER, Janice appointed
secretary
2007-06-26
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HUNTER, George resigned
secretary
2007-05-29
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Company incorporated
As HUNTER TRANSPORT LTD.
2007-05-29
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HUNTER, Nigel appointed
director
2007-05-29
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HUNTER, George appointed
secretary
2007-05-29
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-05-29
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-05-29
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HUNTER, George appointed
director
2007-05-29
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-05-29
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2007-05-29
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-05-29
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HUNTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Nigel Hunter Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/05/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr George Hunterceased 31/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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MIDLAND BLUEBIRD LIMITED→ SC016923 · est 1932	£7.30M £5.47M–£9.12M	£25.59M	—	28800	93y	97	63y
JBP TRANSPORT LIMITED→ SC108240 · est 1987	—	—	£1.41M	—	38y	83	84y
A A K HAULAGE LIMITED→ SC237856 · est 2002	—	—	—	200	23y	82	61y
ARTIC TRAILER SERVICES (FALKIRK) LIMITED→ SC051346 · est 1972 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	53y	82	68y
CALEDONIAN FREIGHT LIMITED→ SC084213 · est 1983	—	—	£570.7k	—	42y	82	69y
ECOSSE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC044163 · est 1966	—	—	£4.61M	—	59y	82	91y
IMB TRANSPORT LTD.→ SC375046 · est 2010	—	—	—	22	16y	82	59y
MCCLENAGHAN OF SLAMANNAN LTD.→ SC223696 · est 2001	—	—	£1.79M	—	24y	82	71y
MILLAR INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT LIMITED→ SC126477 · est 1990	—	—	£390.4k	—	35y	82	61y
MILLERS COACHES SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC263783 · est 2004	—	—	—	800	22y	82	72y
MORRISON HORNER TRANSPORT LTD.→ SC188481 · est 1998	—	—	—	52	27y	82	59y
PROFESSIONAL DIRECT LOGISTICS UK LTD→ SC314130 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	82	71y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-05-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

81 Buntine Crescent St Ninians

Stirling

Central

FK7 9JB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-12

Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HUNTER, Janice→

secretary · appointed 2007-06-26

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Active

HUNTER, Nigel→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-05-29

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Active

HUNTER, George→

secretary · appointed 2007-05-29 · resigned 2007-06-26

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-05-29 · resigned 2007-05-29

Resigned

HUNTER, George→

director · ~90y · appointed 2007-05-29 · resigned 2017-08-31

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-05-29 · resigned 2007-05-29

Resigned

PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-05-29 · resigned 2007-05-29

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Financial Limited	Bond & floating charge	1 property	18/12/2008	—

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-02-06

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-09-10

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-09-10