A1 MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05958790 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-06
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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| Average employees | 500 | 500 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-07➕ROOM, Ann appointeddirector
- 2019-11-07➕ROOM, Charlie James appointeddirector
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-11-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-10-31➖GITTINS, Leslie resignedsecretary
- 2018-10-31➖GITTINS, Leslie resigneddirector
- 2018-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-01-25➕GITTINS, Leslie appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-25➖PLANT, Peter James resignedsecretary
- 2006-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED
- 2006-10-06➕ROOM, Ben appointeddirector
- 2006-10-06➕PLANT, Peter James appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-06➕ROOM, Ben appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-06➖ROOM, Ben resignedsecretary
- 2006-10-06➕GITTINS, Leslie appointeddirector
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
Group structure
T & L Investment Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
T & L Investment Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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A1 MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 05958790
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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T & L Investment Properties Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
17 Lichfield Street
Stone
Staffordshire
ST15 8NA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
Active
ROOM, Charlie James→
Activedirector · ~23y · appointed 2019-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GITTINS, Leslie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-01-25 · resigned 2018-10-31
PLANT, Peter James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-10-06 · resigned 2007-01-25
ROOM, Ben→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-10-06 · resigned 2006-10-06
GITTINS, Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2006-10-06 · resigned 2018-10-31
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Recent filings (58 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-01-03