BOOK A LORRY LIMITED
- 49410Freight transport by road
Opportunity 72/100 (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: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BOOK A LORRY LIMITED
- 2020-10-16➕DARMOO, Carlos appointeddirector
- 2020-10-16➕PRABHAKAR, Deepaman appointeddirector
- 2020-10-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Deepaman Prabhakar Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/10/2020 |
Mr Carlos Darmoo Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/10/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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