A D VEHICLE SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
07490289 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-12
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£102.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £102,436
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,359 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£102k
↓ 6.7% YoY
Current Assets
£787k
↓ 8.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£173k£346k£518k£691k£864kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£102.4k£109.8k
Current assets£787.3k£864.2k
Net assets£102.4k£109.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-12-01
    ➖
    PARKES, Martine resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-09
    ➕
    PARKES, Christopher appointed
    director
  6. 2025-01-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-11-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-03-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-03-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-04-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-08-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-08-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2020-08-20
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2020-06-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2020-06-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2020-04-01
    ➕
    PARKES, Martine appointed
    director
  23. 2015-06-12
    ➖
    PARKES, Christopher resigned
    director
  24. 2014-11-03
    ➕
    PARKES, Christopher appointed
    director
  25. 2011-01-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A D VEHICLE SERVICES LTD
  26. 2011-01-12
    ➕
    DEGGE, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  27. 2011-01-12
    ➕
    DEGGE, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Degge
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Martine Parkesceased 01/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 1 Dudley Road
Kingswinford
DY6 8XF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DEGGE, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-12
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Active
DEGGE, Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-01-12
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Active
PARKES, Christopher→
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-01-09
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Active
PARKES, Christopher→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-11-03 · resigned 2015-06-12
Resigned
PARKES, Martine→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-04-01 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-25