A & M CAR SALES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09929281 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-24
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 7.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees-1100-1100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-31
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    GODFREY, Stephen John resigned
    director
  3. 2025-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2020-09-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  10. 2020-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2019-01-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  14. 2018-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-13
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    capital · SH01
  17. 2017-10-13
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-10-01
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    GODFREY, Stephen John appointed
    director
  19. 2017-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-03-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2015-12-24
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    Company incorporated
    As A & M CAR SALES LIMITED
  22. 2015-12-24
    ➕
    GODFREY, Angela Rose appointed
    director
  23. 2015-12-24
    ➕
    GODFREY, Michael John appointed
    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 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael John Godfrey
Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-12-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

A And M Car Sales Limite Cornishway West
Galmington Trading Estate
Taunton
TA1 5NA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GODFREY, Angela Rose→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-12-24
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Active
GODFREY, Michael John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-12-24
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Active
GODFREY, Stephen John→
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-10-01 · resigned 2026-01-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—30/09/2020—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property29/01/2019—
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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-09