TRFK LIMITED
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £11.5k |
| Current assets | £15.1k |
| Cash | £9.1k |
| Debtors | £6.0k |
| Net assets | £11.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-07➖ROBERTSON, Alan resigneddirector
- 2024-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-14➖GILLESPIE, Gareth Mervyn resigneddirector
- 2024-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-16✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-31➕BOOTH, Keir appointeddirector
- 2024-03-31➕ROBERTSON, Alan appointeddirector
- 2023-09-14🏢Company incorporatedAs TRFK LIMITED
- 2023-09-14➕GILLESPIE, Gareth Mervyn appointeddirector
- 2023-09-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-15
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Keir Booth Individual · British · DOB 10/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 14/08/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alan Robertsonceased 07/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Gareth Mervyn Gillespieceased 14/08/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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