ALLEN & COUSER (MOTORS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01025124 · ltd · incorporated 1971-09-24
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£160.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £160,371
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£160k
↑ 7.2% YoY
Current Assets
£182k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £160.4k | £149.6k |
| Current assets | £181.6k | £179.1k |
| Net assets | £160.4k | £149.6k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-31📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-01-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-30➕CLARKE, Tobias Benjamin appointeddirector
- 2014-06-30➕PEARSON, Andrew Lloyd appointeddirector
- 2014-06-30➖BONIFACE, Gillian resignedsecretary
- 2014-06-30➖BONIFACE, David resigneddirector
- 2010-08-01➕NORWOOD, Ian Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2009-10-28➖BEDDALL, Michael resigneddirector
- 1971-09-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLEN & COUSER (MOTORS) LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 55 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
cleanNo 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 Ian Kenneth Norwood Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1971-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
3 Chapel Street
Berkhamsted
Hertfordshire
HP4 2EA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
CLARKE, Tobias Benjamin→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2014-06-30
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NORWOOD, Ian Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2010-08-01
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PEARSON, Andrew Lloyd→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-06-30
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BONIFACE, Gillian→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2014-06-30
BEDDALL, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2009-10-28
BONIFACE, David→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2014-06-30
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Recent filings (94 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-09