A WILLIAMSON HAULAGE HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC614558 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-23
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£125.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £125,001

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£125k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
£0£25k£50k£75k£100k£125kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£125.0k£125.0k
Net assets£125.0k£125.0k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
  3. 2025-05-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-12-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-12-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-12-16
    ➕
    CARMICHAEL, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  7. 2024-12-05
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    CARMICHAEL, Colin Archibald resigned
    director
  8. 2024-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2020-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-02-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-02-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2020-02-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2020-02-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2020-02-20
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    capital · SH01
  21. 2019-02-28
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    CARMICHAEL, Veronica appointed
    director
  22. 2018-11-23
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    Company incorporated
    As A WILLIAMSON HAULAGE HOLDINGS LIMITED
  23. 2018-11-23
    ➕
    CARMICHAEL, Colin Archibald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CARMICHAEL, Emma Louise (same surname) appointed 2024-12-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
The Executors Of Colin Carmichael
Individual
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control05/12/2024
Mrs Veronica Carmichael
Individual · British · DOB 12/1948 · age 78
25–50%
—25-50% shares28/02/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Colin Archibald Carmichaelceased 05/12/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-11-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Neil Nisbet & Co. Thain House
226 Quensferry Road
Edinburgh
EH4 2BP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CARMICHAEL, Emma Louise→
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARMICHAEL, Veronica→
director · ~78y · appointed 2019-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARMICHAEL, Colin Archibald→
director · ~72y · appointed 2018-11-23 · resigned 2024-12-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2025-05-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-05-28