ACCIDENT EXPRESS RUGBY LTD
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 15.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1900 | 1900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-06-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-01-03📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2010-10-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-09-01➕MASON-DRUST, Marie appointedsecretary
- 2008-09-01➕MASON-DRUST, Wayne Austin appointeddirector
- 2008-04-02➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-04-02➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2008-04-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCIDENT EXPRESS RUGBY LTD
- 2008-04-01➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-04-01➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Marie Mason-Drust Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/04/2017 |
Mr Wayne Austin Mason-Drust Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 20/10/2010 | 26/06/2020 |