ALLSTART DIESELS LTD

🌳Matureactive
10097038 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-01
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£18.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,694

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£19k
↑ 75% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£30k£41k£51kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£19.2k£14.9k
Current assets£50.8k£38.8k
Net assets£18.7k£10.7k

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
4
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 incorporation
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2026-05-02
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2026-05-02
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  4. 2026-05-02
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2017-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2016-04-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLSTART DIESELS LTD
  17. 2016-04-01
    ➕
    COOPER, Brendan Scott appointed
    director
  18. 2016-04-01
    ➕
    LEVESLEY, Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brendan Scott Cooper
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Richard Levesley
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Saxon House Hellesdon Park Road
Drayton High Road
Norwich
NR6 5DR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

COOPER, Brendan Scott→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active
LEVESLEY, Richard→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Recent filings (26 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-02
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-05-02
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14