CAR, TRUCK AND PLANT LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11028630 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-24
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-05-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-31➖WHITE, Mark Louis resigneddirector
- 2023-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-02-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-01➕WHITE, Adam Frederick appointeddirector
- 2022-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-01➕WHITE, Mark Louis appointeddirector
- 2021-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-24🏢Company incorporatedAs CAR, TRUCK AND PLANT LIMITED
- 2017-10-24➕WHITE, Jeffery Lee appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeffery Lee White Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/10/2017 |
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
Incorporated2017-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
C/O On Target Accounting Ltd
105 Chineway Gardens
Ottery St Mary
Devon
EX11 1JJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
WHITE, Adam Frederick→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2023-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITE, Jeffery Lee→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2017-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITE, Mark Louis→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-02-01 · resigned 2023-07-31
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Recent filings (30 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-02-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-14