A&P PRIVATE HIRE LTD
🌳Matureactive
10203161 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£-39.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £39,855
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£40k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.4k | £31.9k |
| Current assets | £8.5k | £17.5k |
| Net assets | £-39.9k | £-31.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-20📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2024-05-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-01➕THAIN, Harvey appointeddirector
- 2023-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs A&P PRIVATE HIRE LTD
- 2016-05-27➕KENT, Phillip Michael appointeddirector
- 2016-05-27➕NOAD, Adrian Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Harvey Thain Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/04/2024 |
Mr Adrian Peter Noad Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/05/2017 |
Mr Phillip Michael Kent Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
25 Newtown
Tadley
RG26 4BP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
KENT, Phillip Michael→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2016-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NOAD, Adrian Peter→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2016-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THAIN, Harvey→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2024-05-20
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30