PETER KERR AUTOLOGISTICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC361035 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-11
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£18.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81300Landscape service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £18,022
Cash YoY
+55%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£23k
↑ 55% YoY
Net Worth
£18k
↑ 60% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↑ 80% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£30kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£26.2k£26.6k
Current assets£29.9k£16.6k
Cash£22.6k£14.6k
Debtors£7.3k£2.0k
Net assets£18.0k£11.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-03-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-02-25
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2019-02-15
    ➖
    KERR, Clare Magdalen resigned
    secretary
  13. 2019-01-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-08-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2009-06-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PETER KERR AUTOLOGISTICS LIMITED
  19. 2009-06-11
    ➕
    KERR, Peter Arthur James appointed
    director
  20. 2009-06-11
    ➕
    KERR, Clare Magdalen appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KERR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Arthur James Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Clare Magdalen Kerrceased 14/02/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2009-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

10 The Cairns
Culbokie
Dingwall
IV7 8NE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KERR, Peter Arthur James→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-06-11
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Active
KERR, Clare Magdalen→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-11 · resigned 2019-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-18