AAA VEHICLE LTD

🌳Matureactive
09260163 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-13
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£24k£49k£73k£98k£122kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets—£152.4k
Current assets—£97.3k
Net assets—£121.9k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-17
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    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-11-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-31
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  13. 2018-03-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2017-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-08
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-06-08
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-02-26
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    BARKER, Graham appointed
    director
  18. 2014-10-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AAA VEHICLE LTD
  19. 2014-10-13
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    BARKER, Christopher Henry appointed
    director
  20. 2014-10-13
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    BARKER, Christopher appointed
    director
  21. 2014-10-13
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    BARKER, Christopher resigned
    director
  22. 2014-10-13
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    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  23. 2014-10-13
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graham Barker
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/03/2018
Mr Christopher Henry Barker
Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/10/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

Unit 16 Lowley Road Lowley Road
Pennygillam Industrial Estate
Launceston
PL15 7PY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BARKER, Christopher Henry→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARKER, Graham→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARKER, Christopher→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-10-13 · resigned 2014-10-13
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2014-10-13 · resigned 2014-10-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30