CHESHIRE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE REPAIRS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07782846 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-22
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.1y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,198
Net assets shrinking
Down £69,807 YoY
Cash YoY
+248%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£171k
↑ 248% YoY
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£532k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£106k£213k£319k£426k£532kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£172.5k£106.1k
Current assets£532.2k£381.6k
Cash£171.2k£49.2k
Debtors£358.0k£329.3k
Net assets£1.2k£71.0k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-18
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-03-18
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  4. 2024-11-05
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2024-03-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
  7. 2024-03-20
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    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2024-03-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2024-03-01
    ➕
    SINGLETON, Joanna appointed
    director
  10. 2024-03-01
    ➕
    SINGLETON, Lisa appointed
    director
  11. 2024-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2024-02-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2023-04-13
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-02-08
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2022-03-21
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  16. 2021-03-31
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  17. 2020-06-23
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  18. 2019-06-28
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  19. 2018-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-04-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  21. 2015-03-25
    ➖
    POTTS, Robert Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2011-09-22
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    Company incorporated
    As CHESHIRE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE REPAIRS LIMITED
  23. 2011-09-22
    ➕
    SINGLETON, Richard Phillip Eric appointed
    director
  24. 2011-09-22
    ➕
    POTTS, Robert Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Phillip Eric Singleton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1986 · age 40
75–100%
—75-100% shares22/09/2016

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
Incorporated2011-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 3c Lyncastle Way
Barleycastle Trading Estate Appleton
Warrington
Cheshire
WA4 4ST

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

SINGLETON, Joanna→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-03-01
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Active
SINGLETON, Lisa→
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-03-01
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Active
SINGLETON, Richard Phillip Eric→
director · ~40y · appointed 2011-09-22
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Active
POTTS, Robert Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-09-22 · resigned 2015-03-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
A registered charge—28/03/2024—
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge—27/04/201520/03/2024
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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06