1ST CLASS LOGISTICS UK (HOLDINGS) LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15043455 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-01
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
£100
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.08M | — |
| Current assets | £100 | — |
| Net assets | £100 | — |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-22➕BACHELOR, Callum John appointeddirector
- 2024-04-22➕FILMER, Greg appointeddirector
- 2024-04-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Tracey Michelle Rowden
- 2024-04-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2024-04-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-08-01🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST CLASS LOGISTICS UK (HOLDINGS) LTD
- 2023-08-01➕UPTON, Rupert John appointeddirector
- 2023-08-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
70/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 Rupert John Upton Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Worting House Church Lane
Worting
Basingstoke
RG23 8PX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BACHELOR, Callum John→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2024-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FILMER, Greg→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
UPTON, Rupert John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Tracey Michelle Rowden | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 22/04/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-03
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-01