H. B. HOLT & SONS LIMITED
Company number 03597439 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
H.B. Holt & Sons represents a textbook example of disciplined family-owned enterprise: consistent profit retention has built a £3.9M net asset base from minimal share capital, providing the financial foundation for strategic expansion. The company's Humber-corridor positioning, group structure, and asset-backed operations create genuine competitive advantages, though the significant intercompany exposure and industry-wide margin pressures require proactive management. The primary strategic imperative is converting balance sheet strength into sustainable growth—whether through fleet modernisation, geographic expansion, or targeted acquisition—while maintaining the financial discipline that has defined the company's 25-year trajectory.
Shareholders' funds
£3,889,005
Balance sheet as at 2024-11-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1998-07-08
- Employees
- 47 (2024 accounts)
- Registered office
- Unit 1 Holt Business Park, Rawcliffe Road, Airmyn, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom, DN14 8FE
- Postcode
- DN14 8FE
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Small
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-11-30
- Next due by
- 2026-08-31
- Financial year end
- 30 November
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-08
- Next due by
- 2027-07-22
Nature of business (SIC)
- 49410 Freight transport by road
Officers 4 current · 3 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by H.B. HOLT HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2021-10-26
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
- Website
- http://www.hbholt.co.uk
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| LEN HARA SCALBY LANE, GILBERDYKE, BROUGH, EAST YORKSHIRE HU15 2SS | 2005-06-20 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 1,290 similar companies in DN
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (47 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1998.
No.6 of the largest freight transport by road companies in Doncaster →
Competitors Doncaster
This company ranks 6 among freight transport by road in Doncaster.
The class of 1998
43%
of the 292 companies in this sector incorporated in 1998 are still active today; 51% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2023-10-06
- Where
- East Riding Of Yorkshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEA107580 | East Riding Of Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2023-10-06 | — |
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