CLARK BROTHERS (TIPPER HIRE) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06047407 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-10
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
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| Average employees | 1700 |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-05-23➕CLARK, William appointeddirector
- 2024-05-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-05➖CLARK, Nicholas Alastair resignedsecretary
- 2024-05-05➖CLARK, Nicholas Alastair resigneddirector
- 2024-04-30➕CLARK, Amy Sarah appointeddirector
- 2024-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-03➖CLARK, John Alastair resigneddirector
- 2019-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2007-01-10🏢Company incorporatedAs CLARK BROTHERS (TIPPER HIRE) LIMITED
- 2007-01-10➕CLARK, Nicholas Alastair appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-10➕CLARK, John Alastair appointeddirector
- 2007-01-10➕CLARK, Nicholas Alastair 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 "CLARK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Amy Sarah Clark Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/05/2024 |
Mr William Clark Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Nicholas Alastair Clarkceased 10/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Nicholas Clarkceased 10/01/2017· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY BELL LTD→ 16950202 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AWT TRANSPORT LIMITED→ 11821957 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| CHRIS BIRKBECK LTD→ 05164447 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Arkle House
Lonsdale Street
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 1BJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
CLARK, Amy Sarah→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-04-30
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CLARK, William→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-05-23
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CLARK, Nicholas Alastair→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-01-10 · resigned 2024-05-05
CLARK, John Alastair→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2007-01-10 · resigned 2020-04-03
CLARK, Nicholas Alastair→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2007-01-10 · resigned 2024-05-05
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Recent filings (60 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19