A 1 TACHOGRAPH SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06323192 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-25
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueConservative operator with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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, 2 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 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredProfitable
Profit before tax £205,580
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Gross profit | £563.1k | — |
| Operating profit | £203.7k | — |
| Profit before tax | £205.6k | — |
| 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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-01-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-01-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-11-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-06-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-06-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2007-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs A 1 TACHOGRAPH SERVICES LIMITED
- 2007-07-25➕WEBB, Helen appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-25➕WEBB, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2007-07-25➕WEBB, Helen 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Helen Webb Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Anthony Webb Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Anthony Webbceased 16/08/2017· 25-50% voting
- Mrs Helen Webbceased 16/08/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Anthony Webbceased 16/08/2017· 25-50% voting · significant influence
- Mrs Helen Webbceased 01/07/2016· 25-50% voting · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 HEIGHT SAFETY LTD→ 09870839 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| A1 SURVEY LIMITED→ 04877702 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| AB 3RD SECTOR LIMITED→ 12948968 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AB FINANCE CONSULTING LTD→ 14185496 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABC LEASING LIMITED→ 05131963 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ABILC LTD→ 09187308 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ABO ENERGY CONSULTING LTD→ 16010805 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE RAIL CONSULTANCY LTD→ 16482205 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AC ACCOUNTING AND CONSULTING LIMITED→ 13413641 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AC CONTRACTING & TUTORING LIMITED→ 12167873 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACB TRAINING LTD→ 08699901 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ACCELERATE RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY LTD→ 14051940 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis
Registered office
Unit D10.4, Old Bank Buildings Main Avenue
Treforest Industrial Estate
Pontypridd
CF37 5UR
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
WEBB, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-07-25
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Recent filings (81 total)
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-02-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-01-27