A55 CAR KEYS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15497339 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-17
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£16.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45310SIC 45310
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
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 (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £16,628
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£17k
Current Assets
£37k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £16.6k |
| Current assets | £37.3k |
| Net assets | £16.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30➕VARNEY, Laura Emily appointeddirector
- 2024-08-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-17🏢Company incorporatedAs A55 CAR KEYS LTD
- 2024-02-17➕GOSLING, Matthew David appointeddirector
- 2024-02-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Laura Emily Varney Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/03/2026 |
Mr Matthew David Gosling Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/02/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-17
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Office 12, Somerset House
30 Wynnstay Road
Colwyn Bay
LL29 8NB
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GOSLING, Matthew David→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VARNEY, Laura Emily→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-08-30
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Recent filings (8 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-17