CENTRAL (UK) VEHICLE LEASING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05588160 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-10
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.76M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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, 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,755,446
Cash YoY
+76%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£500k
↑ 76% YoY
Net Worth
£2.8m
↑ 9.2% YoY
Current Assets
£698k
↑ 71% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£551k£1.1m£1.7m£2.2m£2.8mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.79M£2.57M
Current assets£698.2k£408.5k
Cash£500.4k£284.6k
Debtors£197.7k£123.9k
Net assets£2.76M£2.52M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-05-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-05-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2025-05-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-05-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  14. 2020-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-26
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  16. 2018-09-27
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  17. 2017-10-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  18. 2007-12-01
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    BADHAN, Geeta appointed
    director
  19. 2005-10-10
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    Company incorporated
    As CENTRAL (UK) VEHICLE LEASING LIMITED
  20. 2005-10-10
    ➕
    BADHAN, Geeta appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-10-10
    ➕
    BADHAN, Suroje appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 21 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

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Geeta Badhan
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Miss Suroje Badhan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

Unit 1 Badhan Court Castle Street
Hadley
Telford
Shropshire
TF1 5QX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BADHAN, Geeta→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-10
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Active
BADHAN, Geeta→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-12-01
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Active
BADHAN, Suroje→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-10-10
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Active

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Recent filings (60 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-16
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
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accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11