KPF LOGISTICS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC800248 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 8 → 11
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 811
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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 (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 3 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-06-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2026-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-01-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-01-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-02-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KPF LOGISTICS LTD
  10. 2024-02-23
    FOX, Kieran Paul appointed
    director
  11. 2024-02-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Kieran Paul Fox
Individual · British · DOB 03/1998 · age 28
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/02/2024

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
Incorporated2024-02-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

50 Mcmahon Drive
Newmains
Wishaw
ML2 9BS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-02-29
Last made up to: 2026-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FOX, Kieran Paul
director · ~28y · appointed 2024-02-23
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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-23