A14 SUPPLIES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11357573 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-11
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£585.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
18 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £584,967
Cash YoY
+9%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£369k
↑ 9.5% YoY
Net Worth
£585k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£790k
↑ 5.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £589.8k | £523.7k |
| Current assets | £789.7k | £749.2k |
| Cash | £369.1k | £337.2k |
| Debtors | £395.6k | £372.0k |
| Net assets | £585.0k | £507.2k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs A14 SUPPLIES LTD
- 2018-05-11➕STEWARD, Clare Suzanne appointeddirector
- 2018-05-11➕STEWARD, Frederick James appointeddirector
- 2018-05-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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 Frederick James Steward Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/05/2018 |
Mrs Clare Suzanne Steward Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/05/2018 |
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
Incorporated2018-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Registered office
Portland House
11-13 Station Road
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN15 7HH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STEWARD, Clare Suzanne→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-05-11
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STEWARD, Frederick James→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-05-11
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Recent filings (18 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-30