1 CLICK LOGISTICS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
13429202 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-31
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£230.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced Carrier
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (81/100)

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
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
11 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
60
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £230,644
Cash YoY
+227%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£372k
↑ 227% YoY
Net Worth
£231k
↑ 348% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£74k£149k£223k£297k£372kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£230.6k£51.5k
Cash£371.7k£113.6k
Net assets£230.6k£51.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-08-08
    MCGRATH, Claire Helen appointed
    director
  5. 2023-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2021-05-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1 CLICK LOGISTICS LTD
  9. 2021-05-31
    MCGRATH, Martin Patrick appointed
    director
  10. 2021-05-31
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Patrick Mcgrath
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/05/2021
Mrs Claire Helen Mcgrath
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
2550%
25-50% shares31/05/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC53202 — Unlicenced Carrier

Registered office

33 Craven Road
Newbury
RG14 5NH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-13
Last: 2025-05-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCGRATH, Claire Helen
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-08-08
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Active
MCGRATH, Martin Patrick
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-05-31
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Active

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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-31