ADDSPEED PERFORMANCE CARS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04449889 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-29
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
£71.4k
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 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
75 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 £71,414
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£75k
Net Worth
£71k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £74.9k | — |
| Net assets | £71.4k | — |
| Average employees | — | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-20➕JONES, Rachel Emma appointeddirector
- 2020-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-10-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-08-08➖ADDISON, Keith John resignedsecretary
- 2020-08-08➖ADDISON, Keith John resigneddirector
- 2020-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2003-05-29➕ADDISON, Keith John appointedsecretary
- 2002-06-17➕HOLMES, John Walter appointeddirector
- 2002-06-17➖WELLS, Jennifer Jane resignedsecretary
- 2002-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ADDSPEED PERFORMANCE CARS LIMITED
- 2002-05-29➕WELLS, Jennifer Jane appointedsecretary
- 2002-05-29➕FORT JEUDI SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-05-29➖FORT JEUDI SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-05-29➕ADDISON, Keith John appointeddirector
- 2002-05-29➕MOUNT MORITZ DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-05-29➖MOUNT MORITZ 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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rachel Emma Jones Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 28/04/2021 |
Mr John Walter Holmes Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Keith John Addisonceased 08/08/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 TOUCH REPAIR (MIDLANDS) LIMITED→ 10115067 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 24/7 MOBILE TYRES SERVICES LTD→ 16748148 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2K VEHICLES LTD→ 14542521 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 360 CARS LTD→ 12237728 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 4FRONT CAR SALES LIMITED→ 04366797 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ABBEY (HOLMETHORPE) LIMITED→ 01148212 · est 1973 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 52y | — | — |
| ACCELERATED MOTOR REPAIRS OXTED LIMITED→ 15469960 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACCIDENT REPAIR HUB LTD→ 11756534 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACE AUTOLOCKSMITHS LIMITED→ 11874748 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACE SPEC ALLOYS LTD→ 15494411 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACHIEVE CONTRACTORS LTD→ 08995386 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit F
Foundry Close
Horsham
West Sussex
RH13 5TX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
HOLMES, John Walter→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2002-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Rachel Emma→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADDISON, Keith John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-05-29 · resigned 2020-08-08
WELLS, Jennifer Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-05-29 · resigned 2002-06-17
FORT JEUDI SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-29 · resigned 2002-05-29
ADDISON, Keith John→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2002-05-29 · resigned 2020-08-08
MOUNT MORITZ DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-29 · resigned 2002-05-29
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (75 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-20