AFFORDABLE CARS (DRIFFIELD) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09889589 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-26

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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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

£96.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45112

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £96,783

Cash YoY

+44%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£69k

↑ 44% YoY

Net Worth

£97k

↑ 85% YoY

Current Assets

£649k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£122.7k	£83.9k
Current assets	£649.3k	£648.0k
Cash	£69.3k	£48.0k
Net assets	£96.8k	£52.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-02-06
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officers · AP01
2026-02-03
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officers · CH01
2026-02-02
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officers · CH01
2026-01-30
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HONESS, Justin Robert appointed
director
2026-01-30
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BURTON, Luke resigned
director
2026-01-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-01
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accounts · AA
2025-07-22
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2025-07-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-21
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2024-12-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-01
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BURTON, Luke appointed
director
2024-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
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accounts · AA
2023-04-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-30
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accounts · AA
2022-08-25
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capital · SH01
2022-08-25
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capital · SH01
2022-08-25
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capital · SH01
2022-08-24
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capital · SH01
2022-07-26
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officers · AP01
2022-06-01
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MILLS, Hayley appointed
director
2021-09-01
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STONES, Nicholas David appointed
director
2015-11-26
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Company incorporated
As AFFORDABLE CARS (DRIFFIELD) LIMITED
2015-11-26
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TATE, Heather Jane appointed
director
2015-11-26
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TATE, Kevin Ian appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Nicholas David Stones Individual · British · DOB 03/1987 · age 39	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Heather Jane Tateceased 27/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest
Mr. Kevin Ian Tateceased 28/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2015-11-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

6 George Street

Driffield

North Humberside

YO25 6RA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-11

Last: 2025-10-28