AR AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11079386 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-23
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£126
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £126
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£8k
Net Worth
£126
Current Assets
£17k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £700 | — |
| Current assets | £16.9k | — |
| Cash | £8.2k | — |
| Debtors | £8.7k | — |
| Net assets | £126 | — |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18➕GRAHAM, Paul Allan appointeddirector
- 2022-05-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-29➖LITTLE, Alex resigneddirector
- 2021-12-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-01-14📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-01-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-01-05➖MANNING, Jean resignedsecretary
- 2017-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AR AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
- 2017-11-23➕LEWIS, Reece Andrew appointeddirector
- 2017-11-23➕MANNING, Jean appointedsecretary
- 2017-11-23➕LITTLE, Alex appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Allan Graham Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/08/2023 |
Mr Reece Andrew Lewis Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 01/01/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alex Littleceased 29/01/2021· significant influence
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
Incorporated2017-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Ar Automotive
40 Oakley Road
Chinnor
OX39 4HX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
GRAHAM, Paul Allan→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEWIS, Reece Andrew→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2017-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MANNING, Jean→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-11-23 · resigned 2018-01-05
LITTLE, Alex→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2017-11-23 · resigned 2021-12-29
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-26