1 STOP GARAGE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08305900 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-23
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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
55
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 1 STOP GARAGE LIMITED
- 2012-11-23➕HUSSAIN, Arfan appointeddirector
- 2012-11-23➕HUSSAIN, Mobeen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Arfan Hussain Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53 | 50–75% | — | board control50-75% shares · board control | 21/11/2016 |
Mrs Mobeen Aziz Hussain Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
16 Pelham Court Pelham Court
Pelham Place
Crawley
West Sussex
RH11 9SH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HUSSAIN, Arfan→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2012-11-23
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HUSSAIN, Mobeen→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2012-11-23
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Recent filings (34 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-12-17