A1 TRUCK STOP COLSTERWORTH LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1700 | 1100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-29➕WHITE, Christopher Richard appointeddirector
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-09-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-03-20➕RODGERS, Tina appointeddirector
- 2017-12-21🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 TRUCK STOP COLSTERWORTH LIMITED
- 2017-12-21➕WHITE, Albert George appointeddirector
- 2017-12-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WHITE, Christopher Richard (same surname) appointed 2025-07-29. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Colsterworth Holdings 2018 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colsterworth Holdings 2018 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 11/09/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Albert George Whiteceased 11/09/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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