1ST CITY FLEET SALES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
13153303 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-22
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45112SIC 45112
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees5500

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-24
    MCCULLOUGH, Derek resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-03-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-01-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CITY FLEET SALES LIMITED
  12. 2021-01-22
    MCCULLOUGH, Aaron appointed
    director
  13. 2021-01-22
    MCCULLOUGH, Connor Ronald appointed
    director
  14. 2021-01-22
    MCCULLOUGH, Declan Bartholomew appointed
    director
  15. 2021-01-22
    MCCULLOUGH, Susan Rose appointed
    director
  16. 2021-01-22
    MCCULLOUGH, Derek appointed
    director
  17. 2021-01-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

1st City Partnership Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
1st City Partnership Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
1ST CITY FLEET SALES LIMITED
This company · 13153303

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
1st City Partnership Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/01/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

7-12 Lynton House 7-12 Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9BQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

MCCULLOUGH, Aaron
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-01-22
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Active
MCCULLOUGH, Connor Ronald
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-01-22
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Active
MCCULLOUGH, Declan Bartholomew
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-01-22
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Active
MCCULLOUGH, Susan Rose
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-01-22
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Active
MCCULLOUGH, Derek
director · ~65y · appointed 2021-01-22 · resigned 2025-11-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-22