YS1 RENTALS LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 80). 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: 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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-992 | £-4.0k |
| Current assets | £44.8k | £5.8k |
| Net assets | £-992 | £-4.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs YS1 RENTALS LIMITED
- 2022-12-07➕ANDERSON, Angela Valerie appointeddirector
- 2022-12-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Angela Valerie Anderson Individual · British · DOB 06/1946 · age 80 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 07/12/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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