1ST VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD
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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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
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- 2023-03-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
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- 2019-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-08-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2015-09-09➕ELLIS, Warwick Stephen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Warwick Stephen Ellis Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 08/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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