ADVANCED RENTAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08368563 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£5.33M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,325,353
Cash YoY
+58%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.9m
↑ 58% YoY
Net Worth
£5.3m
↑ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£5.4m
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.33M | £5.24M |
| Current assets | £5.36M | £5.48M |
| Cash | £1.87M | £1.18M |
| Debtors | £3.49M | £4.01M |
| Net assets | £5.33M | £5.24M |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-23📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-03-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-03-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-03-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-03-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-03-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-08-01➕STEPHENSON, Tamasine Shan appointeddirector
- 2018-08-01➕WATKINS, Eleri Wyn appointeddirector
- 2018-08-01➖MCCARTHY, Craig Joseph Thomas resigneddirector
- 2018-07-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2013-01-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED RENTAL LIMITED
- 2013-01-21➕WATKINS, Neil Alan appointedsecretary
- 2013-01-21➕STEPHENSON, Anthony Alan appointeddirector
- 2013-01-21➕WATKINS, Neil Alan appointeddirector
- 2013-01-21➕MCCARTHY, Craig Joseph Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Eleri Wyn Watkins Individual · Welsh · DOB 12/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/08/2018 |
Mr Anthony Alan Stephenson Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/08/2018 |
Mr Neil Alan Watkins Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/08/2018 |
Mrs Tamasine Shan Stephenson Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/08/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Craig Joseph Thomas Mccarthyceased 01/08/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
C/O Cvam Ltd Dyffryn Trading Estate
Rhyl Road
Denbigh
Denbighshire
LL16 5SU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
WATKINS, Neil Alan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2013-01-21
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STEPHENSON, Anthony Alan→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-01-21
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STEPHENSON, Tamasine Shan→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2018-08-01
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WATKINS, Eleri Wyn→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2018-08-01
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WATKINS, Neil Alan→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-01-21
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MCCARTHY, Craig Joseph Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2013-01-21 · resigned 2018-08-01
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2020-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-19