TYROSS TRANSPORT LTD

💤Zombieactive

NI605946 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-27

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£14.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

38 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £14,206

Cash YoY

+0%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£2k

~ YoY

Net Worth

£14k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£2k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£14.2k	£14.2k
Current assets	£1.6k	—
Cash	£1.6k	£1.6k
Net assets	£14.2k	£14.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-11-27
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2024-09-12
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accounts · AA
2023-11-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
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accounts · AA
2020-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2016-09-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-02-19
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-10
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accounts · AA
2015-02-10
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annual-return · AR01
2014-03-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-03-12
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annual-return · AR01
2013-01-27
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MC COY, Bernadette resigned
director
2012-02-01
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MCCOY, Bernadette appointed
director
2011-01-28
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MC COY, Bernadette appointed
director
2011-01-28
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MCCOY, Patrick resigned
director
2011-01-27
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Company incorporated
As TYROSS TRANSPORT LTD
2011-01-27
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MCCOY, Patrick appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Bernadette Mccoy Individual · Irish · DOB 09/1955 · age 71	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	27/01/2017

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

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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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-01-27

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

15 Drumcoote Road

Armagh

Co.Armagh

BT60 4PL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-10

Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MCCOY, Bernadette→

director · ~71y · appointed 2012-02-01

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Active

MC COY, Bernadette→

director · ~71y · appointed 2011-01-28 · resigned 2013-01-27

Resigned

MCCOY, Patrick→

director · ~68y · appointed 2011-01-27 · resigned 2011-01-28

Resigned

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