A & D 4X4 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04064328 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-04

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

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

£527.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

45112SIC 45112
45200SIC 45200
77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £527,594

Cash YoY

-11%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£378k

↓ 11% YoY

Net Worth

£528k

↑ 7.0% YoY

Current Assets

£429k

↓ 30% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£753.5k	£709.9k
Current assets	£428.6k	£616.6k
Cash	£378.5k	£424.2k
Debtors	£28.3k	£59.8k
Net assets	£527.6k	£493.2k

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

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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

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-09-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-26
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accounts · AA
2024-07-01
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capital · SH08
2024-06-25
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capital · SH02
2024-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-12-07
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officers · AP01
2017-10-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-10-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-06-29
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accounts · AA
2017-04-01
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GOODALL, Sarah Jane appointed
director
2017-01-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2015-04-05
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GOODALL, Jack Oliver appointed
director
2014-07-30
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SIMPSON, David Martin appointed
secretary
2000-09-04
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Company incorporated
As A & D 4X4 LIMITED
2000-09-04
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GOODALL, Andrew Phillip appointed
secretary
2000-09-04
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CROOK, David John appointed
director
2000-09-04
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GOODALL, Andrew Phillip appointed
director
2000-09-04
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-09-04
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Phillip Goodall Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr David John Crookceased 20/10/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2000-09-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

1 New Street

Wells

Somerset

BA5 2LA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-18

Last: 2025-09-04