AFFORD RENT A CAR LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11011344 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-13
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-11-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-11-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-11-27📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2017-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AFFORD RENT A CAR LIMITED
- 2017-10-13➕DOBSON, Anthony Gordon appointeddirector
- 2017-10-13➕MOORE, Anthony Paul William appointeddirector
- 2017-10-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Paul William Moore Individual · British · DOB 12/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/10/2017 |
Mr Anthony Gordon Dobson Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/10/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Compound 1 & 3 Imex Business Park
Ormonde Street, Fenton
Stoke-On-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 3NP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DOBSON, Anthony Gordon→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2017-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOORE, Anthony Paul William→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2017-10-13
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Recent filings (24 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-21