CRL LOGISTICS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11551122 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-04
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-23
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2021-06-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-31
    ➖
    KNOWLES, William Jeffrey resigned
    director
  11. 2020-01-30
    ➕
    FRYER, Mark Anthony appointed
    secretary
  12. 2018-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As CRL LOGISTICS LTD
  13. 2018-09-04
    ➕
    FRYER, Mark Anthony appointed
    director
  14. 2018-09-04
    ➕
    HARRISON, Graham appointed
    director
  15. 2018-09-04
    ➕
    MOTH, Richard James appointed
    director
  16. 2018-09-04
    ➕
    CUMBRIA RECYCLING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  17. 2018-09-04
    ➕
    KNOWLES, William Jeffrey appointed
    director
  18. 2018-09-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Unit 2 Hallwood Road
Lillyhall
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 4JR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

FRYER, Mark Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2020-01-30
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Active
FRYER, Mark Anthony→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-09-04
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Active
HARRISON, Graham→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-09-04
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Active
MOTH, Richard James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-09-04
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Active
CUMBRIA RECYCLING LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2018-09-04
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Active
KNOWLES, William Jeffrey→
director · ~79y · appointed 2018-09-04 · resigned 2020-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-06-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-09