A AND P TRUCK AND TRAILER PARTS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12903191 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-24
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 27 | 1800 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-03-03📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-02-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-14📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-11-14📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-06➕BARTLEY, Paul Simon appointeddirector
- 2021-05-06➕BROTHERTON, Alan Richard appointeddirector
- 2021-05-06➖FISHER, Craig Michael resigneddirector
- 2021-01-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ian Bullivant
- 2020-11-18➕BULLIVANT, Ian appointeddirector
- 2020-09-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A AND P TRUCK AND TRAILER PARTS LTD
- 2020-09-24➕FISHER, Craig Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Richard Brotherton Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 25–50% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 25/01/2021 |
Ian Bullivant Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 25/01/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Craig Michael Fisherceased 25/01/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310
Registered office
Units 2 & 4 Calder Court
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 5YB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BARTLEY, Paul Simon→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROTHERTON, Alan Richard→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BULLIVANT, Ian→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2020-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FISHER, Craig Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-09-24 · resigned 2021-05-06
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ian Bullivant | A registered charge | — | 25/01/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (40 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-03
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-03-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-13
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-11-14
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-09