A1 CARS (READING) LTD

🌳Matureactive
07810833 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-14
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees-1400-1400

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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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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-02-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-05-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-01-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2012-01-18
    ➕
    IFTIKHAR, Mohammad appointed
    director
  19. 2012-01-18
    ➖
    MAHROOF, Sidrah resigned
    director
  20. 2011-10-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 CARS (READING) LTD
  21. 2011-10-14
    ➕
    AHMED, Shahid Bashir appointed
    director
  22. 2011-10-14
    ➕
    MAHROOF, Sidrah 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shahid Bashir Ahmed
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016
Mr Mohammed Iftikhar
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2011-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

Arena Berkeley Wharfedale Road
Winnersh
Wokingham
RG41 5RD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

AHMED, Shahid Bashir→
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-10-14
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Active
IFTIKHAR, Mohammad→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-01-18
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Active
MAHROOF, Sidrah→
director · ~43y · appointed 2011-10-14 · resigned 2012-01-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-11