AIRPORT TRANSFER CARS LIMITED
- 53201SIC 53201
- 53202Unlicenced Carrier
- 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Opportunity 74/100 (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
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2500 | 2200 |
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 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-07-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-01-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-17🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-06-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-01-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) Limited
- 2018-12-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-04-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2011-12-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRPORT TRANSFER CARS LIMITED
- 2011-12-05➕TANASA, Ionel 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 14 years.
- 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 Ionel Tanasa Individual · British · DOB 02/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 05/12/2016 |
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.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/01/2019 | 17/01/2021 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/04/2018 | 15/07/2021 |