AUSTEC FLEET SERVICES LTD
🌳Matureactive
09187969 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-28
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 10.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£110.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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 (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £110,164
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£110k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£69k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £227.2k | £224.3k |
| Current assets | £68.6k | £79.8k |
| Net assets | £110.2k | £109.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-08-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-14🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-07-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-13📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-02-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-02-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-08-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-08-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-02-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-01➖MOGHUL, Mohamed Saeed resigneddirector
- 2018-01-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Just Cash Flow PLC
- 2017-01-01➕AUSTIN, Paul Robert appointeddirector
- 2016-03-14➕LEACH, Paul Richard appointeddirector
- 2016-03-14➖AUSTIN, Paul Robert resigneddirector
- 2015-10-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Jaycap Developments Limited
- 2014-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs AUSTEC FLEET SERVICES LTD
- 2014-08-28➕AUSTIN, Paul Robert appointeddirector
- 2014-08-28➕MOGHUL, Mohamed Saeed appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Austin Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/01/2017 |
Mr Mohamed Saeed Moghul Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/01/2017 |
Mr Andrew John Pepper Individual · English · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 3 Wrays Farm
Lonesome Lane
Reigate
Surrey
RH2 7QT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
AUSTIN, Paul Robert→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEACH, Paul Richard→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AUSTIN, Paul Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-08-28 · resigned 2016-03-14
MOGHUL, Mohamed Saeed→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2014-08-28 · resigned 2021-03-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Just Cash Flow Just Cash Flow PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/01/2018 | 14/08/2025 | |
| outstanding | Jaycap Developments Jaycap Developments Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/10/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (53 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-06
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-03-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-02