A & D VAUGHAN LTD
- 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Opportunity 71/100 (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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £57.5k | £42.7k |
| Current assets | £76.2k | £55.5k |
| Cash | £59.4k | £34.1k |
| Debtors | £6.8k | £11.3k |
| Net assets | £57.5k | £42.7k |
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
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-02-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs A & D VAUGHAN LTD
- 2020-11-30➕VAUGHAN, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-11-30➕VAUGHAN, Donna Cathyrn appointeddirector
- 2020-11-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "VAUGHAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Vaughan Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/11/2020 |
Mrs Donna Cathyrn Vaughan Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/11/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Hospitality · S postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM GRIFFITHS LTD→ 13271103 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AJAYES LTD→ 16808555 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AK REGAL CARE LIMITED→ 14579245 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AKHI'S KITCHEN LIMITED→ 16241006 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AKHTARS IN KILLAMARSH LIMITED→ 10251914 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AL MUMIN HOLDINGS LTD→ 15422061 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AL NOOR1 LTD→ 17065115 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AL-KARAMAH LTD→ 16516479 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALAN FARMER LTD→ 14657551 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALBALINE PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 16338100 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALBERT INN LIMITED→ 15105557 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALBION SHEFF LIMITED→ 11691810 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.