AR USED CARS LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.6k | £7.7k |
| Current assets | £141.8k | £154.6k |
| Net assets | £841 | £794 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AR USED CARS LTD
- 2020-11-27➕AQBEEN, Arash appointeddirector
- 2020-11-27➕AQBEEN, Sheeba appointeddirector
- 2020-11-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Arash Aqbeen Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 27/11/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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