AMVALE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01922352 · ltd · incorporated 1985-06-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.77M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 10 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

16 live charges · 10 lenders · oldest 34.3y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 10 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
16 charges (16/16 with lender, 16/16 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
159 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,773,181
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,340 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 83% YoY
Cash YoY
-83%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£42k
↓ 83% YoY
Net Worth
£1.8m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↑ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£357k£715k£1.1m£1.4m£1.8mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.64M£2.72M
Current assets£1.48M£1.04M
Cash£41.8k£246.3k
Debtors£1.34M£696.9k
Net assets£1.77M£1.79M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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  2. 2024-07-23
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  3. 2023-12-08
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  4. 2022-10-26
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  5. 2022-06-21
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  6. 2022-06-13
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  7. 2022-06-13
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  8. 2021-08-20
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  9. 2021-04-07
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  10. 2021-04-07
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  11. 2021-03-22
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  12. 2019-12-09
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  13. 2018-10-23
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  14. 2018-10-17
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  15. 2018-08-21
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  16. 2018-06-06
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  17. 2018-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  18. 2017-09-04
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    Charge registered #16
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  19. 2016-11-30
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    Charge registered #15
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  20. 2015-04-10
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  21. 2015-01-08
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    Charge satisfied #11
  22. 2015-01-07
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    Charge satisfied #8
  23. 2013-09-11
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    Charge satisfied #4
  24. 2013-08-31
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    Charge satisfied #12
  25. 2013-08-31
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    Charge satisfied #10
  26. 2013-08-31
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    Charge satisfied #9
  27. 2013-08-31
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    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 2012-01-09
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    Charge satisfied #7
  29. 2012-01-09
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    Charge satisfied #6
  30. 2012-01-09
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    Charge satisfied #3
  31. 2010-01-15
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    GODFREY-EAST, Jemma Louise appointed
    secretary
  32. 2008-12-12
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    GODFREY, Lorraine Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  33. 2005-07-01
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  34. 2004-02-25
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    Charge satisfied #5
  35. 2003-09-10
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Bank of Ireland Business Finance Limited
  36. 2003-02-10
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Limited
  37. 2002-12-23
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Bank of Ireland Business Finance Limited
  38. 2002-10-31
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Fce Bank PLC
  39. 2002-07-18
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  40. 2002-01-31
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Pcf Equipment Leasing Limited
  41. 2001-11-02
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Ge Capital Equipment Finance LTD
  42. 2000-08-04
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    FOWLER, Shay appointed
    director
  43. 1999-09-09
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Mercedes-Benz Finance Limited
  44. 1999-05-07
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Capital Bank PLC
  45. 1999-05-07
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Capital Bank PLC
  46. 1998-11-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: United Dominions Trust Limited
  47. 1994-08-16
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    GODFREY, Lorraine Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  48. 1994-08-16
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    GODFREY, Michael John resigned
    secretary
  49. 1994-01-31
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    JENKINS, David Owen resigned
    director
  50. 1992-04-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
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Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Amvale Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Amvale Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AMVALE LIMITED
This company · 01922352

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Amvale Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Amvale Holdings Limitedceased 06/04/2016· 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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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
Incorporated1985-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

Unit 1 C/D Birkdale Road
South Park Industrial Estate
Scunthorpe
N Lincs
DN17 2AU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

GODFREY-EAST, Jemma Louise→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOWLER, Shay→
director · ~55y · appointed 2000-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GODFREY, Michael John→
director · ~69y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GODFREY, Lorraine Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1994-08-16 · resigned 2008-12-12
Resigned
GODFREY, Michael John→
secretary · appointed 1992-02-18 · resigned 1994-08-16
Resigned
JENKINS, Joan→
secretary · resigned 1992-02-18
Resigned
JENKINS, David Owen→
director · ~76y · resigned 1994-01-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

16
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:16 of 16 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property04/09/2017—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—30/11/2016—
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge1 property10/04/2015—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property01/07/2005—
satisfied
Bank of Ireland Business Finance
Bank of Ireland Business Finance Limited
Supplementary schedule1 property10/09/200331/08/2013
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Limited
Assignment and charge1 property10/02/200308/01/2015
satisfied
Bank of Ireland Business Finance
Bank of Ireland Business Finance Limited
Assest sub-hire agreement1 property23/12/200231/08/2013
satisfied
Fce Bank
Fce Bank PLC
Charge on hiring agreement1 property31/10/200231/08/2013
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property18/07/200207/01/2015
satisfied
Pcf Equipment Leasing
Pcf Equipment Leasing Limited
Floating charge1 property31/01/200209/01/2012
satisfied
Ge Capital Equipment Finance
Ge Capital Equipment Finance LTD
Floating charge1 property02/11/200109/01/2012
satisfied
Mercedes-Benz Finance
Mercedes-Benz Finance Limited
First fixed charge1 property09/09/199925/02/2004
satisfied
Capital Bank
Capital Bank PLC
Master assignment1 property07/05/199911/09/2013
satisfied
Capital Bank
Capital Bank PLC
Floating charge—07/05/199909/01/2012
satisfied
United Dominions Trust
United Dominions Trust Limited
Charge1 property11/11/199831/08/2013
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property01/04/1992—
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Recent filings (159 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-06-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-04-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-04-07