CRIBBS TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13655877 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-01
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£8.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £8,214
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£16k
Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£25k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £22.1k | — |
| Current assets | £24.5k | — |
| Cash | £15.8k | — |
| Debtors | £8.7k | — |
| Net assets | £8.2k | — |
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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-30➕LENT, Georgia Danielle appointeddirector
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-06-17➖PARKIN, Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2024-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-12-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CRIBBS TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2021-10-01➕CRIBBS, Gary appointeddirector
- 2021-10-01➕PARKIN, Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2021-10-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CRIBBS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Cribbs Individual · British · DOB 09/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/10/2021 |
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
Incorporated2021-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
1 Parkland
Blaydon-On-Tyne
NE21 4LJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CRIBBS, Gary→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LENT, Georgia Danielle→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2026-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARKIN, Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-10-01 · resigned 2025-06-17
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Recent filings (18 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19