ADVENTURE VAN RENTAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05939569 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-19
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£18.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45190
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 77120Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £18,396
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,228 YoY
Cash YoY
+10%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5k
↑ 10% YoY
Net Worth
£18k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£48k
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £400.8k | £437.1k |
| Current assets | £48.5k | £51.4k |
| Cash | £4.9k | £4.5k |
| Debtors | £31.6k | £32.8k |
| Net assets | £18.4k | £46.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-04📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-07📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-06-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-05-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-10-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2020-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-19➕FRENCH, Paul David appointeddirector
- 2012-09-01➖AIRNES, John resignedsecretary
- 2006-11-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2006-09-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVENTURE VAN RENTAL LIMITED
- 2006-09-19➕WHITE, Lee appointeddirector
- 2006-09-19➕AIRNES, John appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-19➕EXCHEQUER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-09-19➖EXCHEQUER SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-09-19➕EXCHEQUER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-09-19➖EXCHEQUER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul David French Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/10/2020 |
Mr Lee White Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 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
Incorporated2006-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190
Registered office
Unit 9a Sapper Jordan Rossi Park
Otley Road
Baildon
BD17 7AX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
FRENCH, Paul David→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AIRNES, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-09-19 · resigned 2012-09-01
EXCHEQUER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-09-19 · resigned 2006-09-19
EXCHEQUER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-09-19 · resigned 2006-09-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 18/11/2006 | 07/06/2021 |
Recent filings (72 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-06
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-12