A & F MOTORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03843158 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£105.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £105,386
Cash YoY
-26%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£129k
↓ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£105k
↑ 8.0% YoY
Current Assets
£170k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £111.3k | £101.5k |
| Current assets | £170.2k | £201.5k |
| Cash | £128.5k | £174.4k |
| Debtors | £37.4k | £22.6k |
| Net assets | £105.4k | £97.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21➖ANDREWS, Donald David John resigneddirector
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-02-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-05➕ANDREWS, Lee Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-02-05➖ANDREWS, Keith resigneddirector
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1999-09-16🏢Company incorporatedAs A & F MOTORS LIMITED
- 1999-09-16➕FLECKNEY, Peter George appointedsecretary
- 1999-09-16➕FLECKNEY, Paul appointeddirector
- 1999-09-16➕FLECKNEY, Peter George appointeddirector
- 1999-09-16➕ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-16➖ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-16➕ANDREWS, Donald David John appointeddirector
- 1999-09-16➕ANDREWS, Keith appointeddirector
- 1999-09-16➕ALDBURY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-09-16➖ALDBURY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lee Michael Andrews Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 05/02/2020 |
Mr Paul Fleckney Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Peter George Fleckney Individual · British · DOB 09/1939 · age 87 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Keith Andrewsceased 05/02/2020· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Automotive · LU postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10063691 LTD→ 10063691 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 16TH AVENUE VEHICLE SOLUTION CENTRE LIMITED→ 15871031 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 28 AUTO SOLUTIONS LTD→ 16941349 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7S DETAILING LIMITED→ 16404748 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A C M MOTORSPORT LIMITED→ 16184233 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A&DCARSERVICE LTD→ 16943325 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A1 AUTO DESIGN LIMITED→ 14184459 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A1 COMMERCIAL SERVICE LTD→ 14384694 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A5 CARS POINT LIMITED→ 16497286 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AA CAR SUPERMARKET LIMITED→ 16773795 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AA TYRE CENTRE LTD→ 09511692 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AA+RAC ASSOCIATES LTD.→ 05119527 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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 →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
3 Kensworth Gate
200-204 High Street South
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU6 3HS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
FLECKNEY, Peter George→
Activesecretary · appointed 1999-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDREWS, Lee Michael→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2020-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLECKNEY, Paul→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 1999-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLECKNEY, Peter George→
Activedirector · ~87y · appointed 1999-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-16 · resigned 1999-09-16
ANDREWS, Donald David John→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 1999-09-16 · resigned 2023-02-21
ANDREWS, Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1999-09-16 · resigned 2020-02-05
ALDBURY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-16 · resigned 1999-09-16
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (78 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28