NEIL WILLIAMS HAULAGE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC434933 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-31➖WILLIAMS, Mark Paul resigneddirector
- 2023-09-30➕WILLIAMS, Craig David John appointeddirector
- 2023-09-30➕WILLIAMS, Nicola Inglis appointeddirector
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-26➖WATT, John resignedsecretary
- 2012-11-01➕WATT, John appointedsecretary
- 2012-10-17🏢Company incorporatedAs NEIL WILLIAMS HAULAGE LIMITED
- 2012-10-17➕WILLIAMS, Mark Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +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 "WILLIAMS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 Craig David John Williams Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 17/10/2025 |
Mr Mark Paul Williams Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| NWH GROUP LIMITED→ SC335165 · est 2007 | £11.16M £8.04M–£14.29M | — | — | 35600 | 18y | 84 | 61y |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320
Registered office
Unit 5 Mayfield Industrial Estate
Dalkeith
Midlothian
EH22 4AD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
WILLIAMS, Craig David John→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMS, Nicola Inglis→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATT, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-11-01 · resigned 2015-10-26
WILLIAMS, Mark Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2012-10-17 · resigned 2023-10-31
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Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-05