ALUMINIUM VEHICLE SPECIALISTS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13949033 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-02
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2025-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ALUMINIUM VEHICLE SPECIALISTS LTD
- 2022-03-02➕ARMSTRONG, Stephen Scott appointeddirector
- 2022-03-02➕BURNS, Brian Scott appointeddirector
- 2022-03-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 Stephen Scott Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 06/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/03/2022 |
Mr Brian Scott Burns Individual · British · DOB 10/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/03/2022 |
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
Incorporated2022-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
C/O Lj And Co Accounting Solutions Ltd
14 Commercial Street
Batley
WF17 5HH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ARMSTRONG, Stephen Scott→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURNS, Brian Scott→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (17 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-03