INTELLIGENT FLEET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £33.2k | £31.4k |
| Current assets | £42.8k | £40.2k |
| Net assets | £16.4k | £13.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 capital
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-11-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-11-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-05➖TAYLOR, Adam Kyle Nathan resigneddirector
- 2020-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-12➕TAYLOR, Adam Kyle Nathan appointeddirector
- 2019-09-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2009-09-07➕TAYLOR, Adam Kyle Nathan appointedsecretary
- 2009-09-07➕CRAKE, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2009-09-07➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-09-07➖DAVIES, Dunstana Adeshola resigneddirector
- 2009-09-02🏢Company incorporatedAs INTELLIGENT FLEET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2009-09-02➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-09-02➕DAVIES, Dunstana Adeshola appointeddirector
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Crake Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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