AVAILABLE VEHICLES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04065419 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-05
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
76 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-08-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-11-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-09-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2007-03-14➕BELL, Graham appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-14➕BELL, Alison Mary appointeddirector
- 2007-03-14➕BELL, Graham appointeddirector
- 2007-03-14➖BUXTON, John Howard Millington resignedsecretary
- 2007-03-14➖DAUBRAH, Jennifer Kathryn resignedsecretary
- 2007-03-14➖BUXTON, John Howard Millington resigneddirector
- 2004-04-06➕DAUBRAH, Jennifer Kathryn appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-25➖FOX, Susan Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2001-09-28➕FOX, Susan Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2001-09-28➖JEFFERY, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2000-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AVAILABLE VEHICLES LIMITED
- 2000-09-05➕BUXTON, John Howard Millington appointedsecretary
- 2000-09-05➕SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-09-05➖SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-09-05➕BUXTON, John Howard Millington appointeddirector
- 2000-09-05➕JEFFERY, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2000-09-05➕CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-09-05➖CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Available Car Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Available Car Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AVAILABLE VEHICLES LIMITED
This company · 04065419
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Available Car Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Graham Bellceased 01/09/2016· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Station Road
Castle Donington
Derby
Derbyshire
DE74 2NL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
Active
BELL, Alison Mary→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2007-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BELL, Graham→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2007-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUXTON, John Howard Millington→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-09-05 · resigned 2007-03-14
DAUBRAH, Jennifer Kathryn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-04-06 · resigned 2007-03-14
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-05 · resigned 2000-09-05
BUXTON, John Howard Millington→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2000-09-05 · resigned 2007-03-14
FOX, Susan Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2004-02-25
JEFFERY, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2000-09-05 · resigned 2001-09-28
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-05 · resigned 2000-09-05
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Recent filings (76 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-08-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-23