ASL VEHICLE SPECIALISTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

10039727 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-03

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£57.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Likely specialises in vehicle maintenance and repair (SIC 45200), alongside renting and leasing cars, vans, and heavier commercial vehicles to individuals or businesses, operating as a small, active wholesale and retail sector business based in Herne Bay, Kent.

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
77120Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles

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: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 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

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

30 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 · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £57,521

Net assets shrinking

Down £6,865 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£58k

↓ 11% YoY

Current Assets

£67k

↑ 29% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£109.3k	£168.2k
Current assets	£67.3k	£52.0k
Net assets	£57.5k	£64.4k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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accounts · AA
2024-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-02
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officers · TM01
2020-06-11
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-06-11
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-06-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-04-01
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ARCHER, David John appointed
secretary
2020-03-31
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SMITH, Ian Philip resigned
secretary
2020-03-31
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SMITH, Ian Philip resigned
director
2019-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-04-24
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address · AD01
2018-10-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-10-01
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ARCHER, David John appointed
director
2016-03-03
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Company incorporated
As ASL VEHICLE SPECIALISTS LIMITED
2016-03-03
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LEE, Gregory appointed
director
2016-03-03
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SMITH, Ian Philip appointed
secretary
2016-03-03
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SMITH, Ian Philip appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David John Archer Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	04/10/2016
Mr Gregory Lee Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Ian Philip Smithceased 31/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Mr Christopher Ellsceased 04/10/2016· 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

Incorporated2016-03-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Parkview Garage

Kings Road

Herne Bay

Kent

CT6 5BU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-15

Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ARCHER, David John→

secretary · appointed 2020-04-01

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Active

ARCHER, David John→

director · ~45y · appointed 2016-10-01

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Active

LEE, Gregory→

director · ~40y · appointed 2016-03-03

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Active

SMITH, Ian Philip→

secretary · appointed 2016-03-03 · resigned 2020-03-31

Resigned

SMITH, Ian Philip→

director · ~67y · appointed 2016-03-03 · resigned 2020-03-31

Resigned

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