APPROVED CARAVAN SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC318883 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-19

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£11.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33190

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £11,070

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£11k

↑ 8.0% YoY

Current Assets

£9k

↑ 82% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£12.6k	£11.7k
Current assets	£9.1k	£5.0k
Net assets	£11.1k	£10.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 capital
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-11-14
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-24
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2007-03-19
🏢
Company incorporated
As APPROVED CARAVAN SERVICES LIMITED
2007-03-19
➕
SEED, Susan Joyce appointed
secretary
2007-03-19
➕
SEED, James Glassford appointed
director
2007-03-19
➕
SEED, Susan Joyce appointed
director
2007-03-19
➕
BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-03-19
➖
BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-03-19
➕
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2007-03-19
➖
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

84/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Glassford Seed Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/03/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-03-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Gitterton Cottage East

Drumcross Road

Bishopton

PA7 5PX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-02

Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SEED, Susan Joyce→

secretary · appointed 2007-03-19

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Active

SEED, James Glassford→

director · ~59y · appointed 2007-03-19

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Active

SEED, Susan Joyce→

director · ~58y · appointed 2007-03-19

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2007-03-19

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2007-03-19

Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-02

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2025-11-14

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-11-10