A&I MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09673479 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-07
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£46.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: medium (69/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,083
Net assets shrinking
Down £21,022 YoY
Cash YoY
+18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£57k
↑ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£46k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£68k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£14k£27k£41k£54k£68kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£47.8k£69.5k
Current assets£67.9k£57.3k
Cash£57.5k£48.5k
Debtors£9.1k£7.5k
Net assets£46.1k£67.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-13
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    FLETCHER, Andrew Patrick resigned
    director
  3. 2025-05-13
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    FLETCHER, Lynne Victoria resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-06
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    accounts · AA01
  15. 2015-07-07
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    Company incorporated
    As A&I MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED
  16. 2015-07-07
    ➕
    BRIDGEWATER, Dorothy May appointed
    director
  17. 2015-07-07
    ➕
    BRIDGEWATER, Ian Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2015-07-07
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Andrew Patrick appointed
    director
  19. 2015-07-07
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Lynne Victoria appointed
    director
  20. 2015-07-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +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

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

C/O Harrison & Co 531 Denby Dale Road West
Calder Grove
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF4 3ND
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BRIDGEWATER, Dorothy May→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIDGEWATER, Ian Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLETCHER, Andrew Patrick→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-07-07 · resigned 2025-05-13
Resigned
FLETCHER, Lynne Victoria→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-07-07 · resigned 2025-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-11