HODGE SPECIALIST TRANSPORT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC504231 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£13k£2k£18k£34k£50k£65kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets—£1.6k
Current assets—£65.3k
Cash—£37.7k
Debtors—£23.3k
Net assets—£-13.3k
Average employees0—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-19
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    HODGE, Duncan William appointed
    director
  13. 2018-03-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2017-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-05-06
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  18. 2015-04-24
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    Company incorporated
    As HODGE SPECIALIST TRANSPORT LIMITED
  19. 2015-04-24
    ➕
    HODGE, Duncan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

94/100
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
  • +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 "HODGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Duncan Hodge
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-04-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Coldchapel Farm
Abington
Biggar
ML12 6RW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-08
Last: 2025-04-24

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HODGE, Duncan William→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-03-19
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HODGE, Duncan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-04-24
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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-12