ALTY GRAB HIRE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
11212175 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£137.1k
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 acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 3.1y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
27 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £137,082
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£137k
Current Assets
£523k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.21M |
| Current assets | £522.8k |
| Net assets | £137.1k |
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
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-10-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-04🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2025-03-04🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2023-07-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2022-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ALTY GRAB HIRE LIMITED
- 2018-02-19➕ALTY, Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALTY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Alty Individual · British · DOB 05/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 19/02/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
13 Mountain Road
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 5EL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
ALTY, Michael→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2018-02-19
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 04/03/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 04/03/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 06/07/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 06/07/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-06