ADVANCED FLEET CARE LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £84.2k | £113.9k |
| Current assets | £22.0k | £31.0k |
| Net assets | £12.3k | £71.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-03➕THOMAS, Vicky Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-12-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED FLEET CARE LIMITED
- 2022-07-31➕THOMAS, Gary Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-07-31📄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.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gary Anthony Thomas Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/07/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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