ADVANCED VEHICLE CONCEPTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05300845 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-30
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30920
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
77 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-12-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-05-07➖BROWN, Frederick resigneddirector
- 2004-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED VEHICLE CONCEPTS LIMITED
- 2004-11-30➕NICHOLLS, Graham Reginald appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-30➕NICHOLLS, Graham Reginald appointeddirector
- 2004-11-30➕NICHOLLS, Mark Graham appointeddirector
- 2004-11-30➕BROWN, Frederick appointeddirector
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Graham Reginald Nicholls Individual · British · DOB 09/1949 · age 77 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mark Graham Nicholls Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/09/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Frederick Brownceased 26/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Graham Reginald Nichollsceased 06/04/2016· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30920 — SIC 30920
Registered office
The Pinnacle Building A
150-170 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK9 1FD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
NICHOLLS, Graham Reginald→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-11-30
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NICHOLLS, Graham Reginald→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2004-11-30
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NICHOLLS, Mark Graham→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2004-11-30
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BROWN, Frederick→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2004-11-30 · resigned 2017-05-07
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Recent filings (77 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-31