A AND K MCQUIRE LTD
🌳Matureactive
09535770 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-10
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
31 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.
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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 700 | 700 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-19📄second-filing-of-form-with-form-typedocument-replacement · RP04
- 2015-04-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs A AND K MCQUIRE LTD
- 2015-04-10➕MCQUIRE, Anthony Lee appointeddirector
- 2015-04-10➕MCQUIRE, Karen Ann appointeddirector
- 2015-04-10➕BLACK, Marion appointeddirector
- 2015-04-10➖BLACK, Marion resigneddirector
Owner dependency
89/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCQUIRE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Karen Ann Mcquire Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/02/2023 |
Mr Anthony Lee Mcquire Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 4X4 PICONPIECES LIMITED→ 06714600 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| A.D.P. AUTOMOTIVE LTD→ 06383713 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| A.S AUTOWORKS LIMITED→ 16427335 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A1 DETAILING LTD→ 11939807 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACKLAMS BETA LIMITED→ 09217223 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ADEB HEIGHT LIMITED→ 16539233 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALAN SEDMAN MOTORS LIMITED→ 15651418 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALL ACTION SPORTS LIMITED→ 02995020 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| ALLEN FRANCIS LTD→ 12774363 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| APEX PERFORMANCE PARTS LIMITED→ 04554789 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| APPRECIATED COACHWORK LIMITED→ 10415097 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ASHTONS AUTOMOTIVE LTD→ 11845533 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Registered office
12a Montpellier Parade
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 2TJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MCQUIRE, Anthony Lee→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCQUIRE, Karen Ann→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLACK, Marion→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2015-04-10 · resigned 2015-04-10
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-30