AA AUTO CENTRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04766491 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-15
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 May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (78/100)

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 accounts
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees-300-300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-07-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-11-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2015-11-13
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    KAVANAGH, George Thomas Louis appointed
    director
  17. 2015-11-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2013-03-02
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    KAVANAGH, John appointed
    director
  19. 2013-03-02
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    KAVANAGH, Gregory resigned
    director
  20. 2003-05-23
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    CLARKE, Mitchell William appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-05-23
    ➕
    CLARKE, Mitchell William appointed
    director
  22. 2003-05-23
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    KAVANAGH, Gregory appointed
    director
  23. 2003-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AA AUTO CENTRE LIMITED
  24. 2003-05-15
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    EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-05-15
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    EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-05-15
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    EAC (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2003-05-15
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    EAC (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 60. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Gregory Kavanagh
Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mitch Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

65-69 Stirling Street
Grimsby
North East Lincolnshire
DN31 3AE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-20
Last: 2025-05-06

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

CLARKE, Mitchell William→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Mitchell William→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAVANAGH, George Thomas Louis→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAVANAGH, John→
director · ~39y · appointed 2013-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-15 · resigned 2003-05-15
Resigned
KAVANAGH, Gregory→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-05-23 · resigned 2013-03-02
Resigned
EAC (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-15 · resigned 2003-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-26