A.1. VEHICLE RESCUE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02122550 · ltd · incorporated 1987-04-13
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 34.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£149.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 34.2y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £149,724
Cash YoY
+50%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£166k
↑ 50% YoY
Net Worth
£150k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£196k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£39k£78k£117k£156k£196kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£153.9k£114.4k
Current assets£195.6k£142.2k
Cash£165.9k£110.8k
Debtors£25.7k£27.4k
Net assets£149.7k£106.8k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2026-01-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-19
    ➖
    LEGAN, Christopher Patrick David resigned
    director
  4. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-23
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-08-22
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-07-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-06-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2018-02-26
    ➕
    HARRISON, Ben James appointed
    director
  19. 2016-01-06
    ➕
    EVERETT, Daniel appointed
    director
  20. 2013-02-05
    ➖
    EDWARDS, Bryan resigned
    director
  21. 2012-06-11
    ➖
    LEGAN, Christopher Patrick David resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-06-11
    ➕
    LEGAN, Christopher Patrick David appointed
    director
  23. 2012-06-11
    ➖
    LEGAN, Christopher Patrick David resigned
    director
  24. 1992-03-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  25. 1987-04-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.1. VEHICLE RESCUE SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ben James Harrison
Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/04/2018
Mr Daniel Peter Everett
Individual · British · DOB 06/1989 · age 37
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher Patrick David Leganceased 19/04/2018· 75-100% 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
Incorporated1987-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

327 Clifton Drive South
St Annes On Sea
Lancs
FY8 1HN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

EVERETT, Daniel→
director · ~37y · appointed 2016-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRISON, Ben James→
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEGAN, Christopher Patrick David→
secretary · resigned 2012-06-11
Resigned
EDWARDS, Bryan→
director · ~78y · resigned 2013-02-05
Resigned
LEGAN, Christopher Patrick David→
director · ~73y · appointed 2012-06-11 · resigned 2012-06-11
Resigned
LEGAN, Christopher Patrick David→
director · ~73y · resigned 2026-01-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property27/03/1992—
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Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08