CAISTOR CAR AND COMMERCIAL LTD
🌱Startupactive
16805092 · ltd · incorporated 2025-10-23
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-30➖HULME, Faye Caroline resigneddirector
- 2025-10-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CAISTOR CAR AND COMMERCIAL LTD
- 2025-10-23➕RUST, Colin William appointeddirector
- 2025-10-23➕HULME, Faye Caroline appointeddirector
- 2025-10-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Colin William Rust Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/10/2025 |
Ms Valerie Ann Talbot Individual · British · DOB 03/1946 · age 80 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 16/07/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Faye Caroline Hulmeceased 30/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BROMLEY'S VEHICLE SERVICING & REPAIRS LTD→ 07572612 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 1 North Kelsey Road
Caistor
LN7 6SF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-23
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
RUST, Colin William→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2025-10-23
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HULME, Faye Caroline→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-10-23 · resigned 2026-04-30
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Recent filings (6 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-07-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-10-23