SPEY FLEET SERVICES LTD.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £17.7k | £8.7k |
| Current assets | £4.0k | £3.5k |
| Net assets | £5.3k | £1.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-12➖JAMSHED, Naveen resigneddirector
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-11-08➖WALKER, Alexander Whyte resigneddirector
- 2017-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs SPEY FLEET SERVICES LTD.
- 2017-08-21➕ALI, Arshad appointeddirector
- 2017-08-21➕JAMSHED, Naveen appointeddirector
- 2017-08-21➕WALKER, Alexander Whyte appointeddirector
- 2017-08-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Arshad Ali Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 21/08/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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