121 GRAB HIRE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10772305 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-16
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£158.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 53201
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £158,430
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,320 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£158k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£89k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £162.7k | £177.3k |
| Current assets | £88.9k | £68.6k |
| Net assets | £158.4k | £164.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-12➕KIRBY, Carol appointeddirector
- 2023-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 121 GRAB HIRE LTD
- 2017-05-16➕KIRBY, Daniel Stuart appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Carol Kirby Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/09/2023 |
Mr Daniel Stuart Kirby Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02077870 LIMITED→ 02077870 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| 13 TRAVEL LTD→ 15973167 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1M COURIER LTD→ 12539037 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 2 BROTHERS TRANSPORT LTD→ 16068237 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 2 FAST 2 COURIERS LTD→ 15786712 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 2 FELLAS LTD→ 16334279 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 2 MAN HOME DELIVERY LIMITED→ 09984684 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 22G TRANSPORT U.K. LTD→ 16279226 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 24 HOUR LOGISTICS LTD→ 10549110 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 24 TEMP LIMITED→ 05518896 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 24 UK TRANSPORT LTD→ 16307300 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 24-7 RECOVERY & STORAGE LTD→ 16241142 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC53201 — SIC 53201
Registered office
Mayfield Bungalow 332a Stourbridge Road
Catshill
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B61 9LJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KIRBY, Carol→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-09-12
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KIRBY, Daniel Stuart→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2017-05-16
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Recent filings (34 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-03