ALL VEHICLE CONTRACTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03306020 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-22

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

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 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 26.1y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 26.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 43/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

91 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	6	600

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-03-18
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accounts · AA
2025-12-03
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officers · TM01
2025-11-28
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MOUNTFORD, Debbie resigned
director
2025-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
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MOUNTFORD, Debbie appointed
director
2024-04-03
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officers · AP01
2024-03-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-01
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MOUNTFORD, Debbie resigned
director
2024-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
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MOUNTFORD, Debbie resigned
secretary
2024-02-13
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-10
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mortgage · MR04
2023-05-10
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-10
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mortgage · MR04
2023-05-10
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-10
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Charge satisfied #6
2023-05-10
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Charge satisfied #5
2023-05-10
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Charge satisfied #4
2023-05-10
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Charge satisfied #3
2023-04-18
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-26
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2019-09-11
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2019-09-01
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MOUNTFORD, Debbie appointed
director
2016-10-07
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FRISBY, Andrew Anthony appointed
director
2015-01-01
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MOUNTFORD, Debbie appointed
secretary
2014-11-27
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PARSONS, Trevor Charles resigned
secretary
2014-11-27
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PARSONS, Trevor Charles resigned
director
2007-02-14
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MOUNTFORD, Angie resigned
secretary
2007-02-14
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PARSONS, Trevor Charles appointed
secretary
2007-02-14
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MOUNTFORD, Angie resigned
director
2006-01-30
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
2003-12-16
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Daimlerchrysler Services Fleet Management Limited
2001-11-21
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Daimlerchrysler Services UK Limited
2001-06-11
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2000-04-03
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
1997-01-22
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Company incorporated
As ALL VEHICLE CONTRACTS LIMITED
1997-01-22
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MOUNTFORD, Christopher Geoffrey appointed
director
1997-01-22
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MOUNTFORD, Angie appointed
secretary
1997-01-22
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SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-01-22
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SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-01-22
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MOUNTFORD, Angie appointed
director
1997-01-22
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PARSONS, Trevor Charles appointed
director
1997-01-22
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SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1997-01-22
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SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 ·

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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Angela Mountford Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	31/03/2023
Mr Christopher Mountford Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 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

Incorporated1997-01-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

Westgrove House

Ettingshall Road

Wolverhampton

West Midlands

WV2 2LH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-05

Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

FRISBY, Andrew Anthony→

director · ~47y · appointed 2016-10-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MOUNTFORD, Christopher Geoffrey→

director · ~73y · appointed 1997-01-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MOUNTFORD, Angie→

secretary · appointed 1997-01-22 · resigned 2007-02-14

Resigned

MOUNTFORD, Debbie→

secretary · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2024-02-13

Resigned

PARSONS, Trevor Charles→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2014-11-27

Resigned

SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-22 · resigned 1997-01-22

Resigned

MOUNTFORD, Angie→

director · ~71y · appointed 1997-01-22 · resigned 2007-02-14

Resigned

MOUNTFORD, Debbie→

director · ~51y · appointed 2024-04-03 · resigned 2025-11-28

Resigned

MOUNTFORD, Debbie→

director · ~51y · appointed 2019-09-01 · resigned 2024-03-01

Resigned

PARSONS, Trevor Charles→

director · ~77y · appointed 1997-01-22 · resigned 2014-11-27

Resigned

SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-01-22 · resigned 1997-01-22

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC	Marine mortgage	1 property	30/01/2006	10/05/2023
satisfied	Daimlerchrysler Services Fleet Management Daimlerchrysler Services Fleet Management Limited	Charge over sub-lease agreements	1 property	16/12/2003	10/05/2023
satisfied	Daimlerchrysler Services UK Daimlerchrysler Services UK Limited	First fixed charge	1 property	21/11/2001	10/05/2023
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Charge over credit balances	1 property	11/06/2001	10/05/2023
outstanding	Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.	Charge over deposits	1 property	03/04/2000	—

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Recent filings (91 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-03-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-22

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-04-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-03-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-27

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-02-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-23

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-05-10

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-05-10

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-05-10

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-05-10

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-04-18