ARGYLE TYRES & AUTO SERVICES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14073398 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-27
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ARGYLE TYRES & AUTO SERVICES LTD
- 2022-04-27➕HAMED, Mashayekh appointeddirector
- 2022-04-27➕KAFI-FARASHAH, Mohammed Mehdi appointeddirector
- 2022-04-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
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Mr Mohammed Mehdi Kafi-Farashah Individual · Iranian · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 27/04/2022 |
Mr Mashayekh Hamed Individual · Iranian · DOB 04/1989 · age 37 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 27/04/2022 |
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
Incorporated2022-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
35 New England Road
Brighton
BN1 4GG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HAMED, Mashayekh→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KAFI-FARASHAH, Mohammed Mehdi→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (9 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-27