ANDREW JAMES CARS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11084817 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-28
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£99.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £99,328
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,031 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£29k
Net Worth
£99k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£597k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-30 | 2023-12-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £687.7k | £505.7k |
| Current assets | £597.2k | £533.3k |
| Cash | £29.2k | — |
| Net assets | £99.3k | £117.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-22📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-11-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW JAMES CARS LTD
- 2017-11-28➕BURRLUCK, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2017-11-28➕PADGETT, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2017-11-28➕PADGETT, James 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
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 James Padgett Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 28/11/2017 |
Mr Andrew Burrluck Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/11/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew Padgettceased 31/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
First Floor Windmill House
127-128 Windmill Street
Gravesend
Kent
DA12 1BL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BURRLUCK, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2017-11-28
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PADGETT, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-11-28
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PADGETT, James→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2017-11-28
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-11