ARLEEN COACH HIRE AND SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01275382 · ltd · incorporated 1976-08-31

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49320

Sector: Transportation & storage

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

49390SIC 49390

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

12 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 45.0y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 45.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

124 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	23	2300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2025-11-05
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officers · TM01
2025-09-15
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officers · AP03
2025-09-15
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officers · TM02
2025-09-11
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FIELDER, Janine Rosella appointed
secretary
2025-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
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SPILLER, Mary Kathleen resigned
secretary
2025-04-14
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SPILLER, Mary Kathleen resigned
director
2024-09-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-04
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mortgage · MR01
2019-10-25
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2019-10-24
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mortgage · MR01
2019-10-24
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2019-07-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-11
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accounts · AA
2014-06-12
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Charge satisfied #9
2014-06-12
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Charge satisfied #7
2014-06-12
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Charge satisfied #6
2014-06-12
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Charge satisfied #5
2014-06-12
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Charge satisfied #3
2009-03-30
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2008-02-01
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SPILLER, Carol May Wylie appointed
director
2008-02-01
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SPILLER, Justin Charles appointed
director
2008-02-01
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SPILLER, Kristian Timothy appointed
director
2007-09-02
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SPILLER, Arthur William resigned
director
2003-07-03
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Lloyds Udt Limited
2002-12-16
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2001-06-27
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SPILLER, Martin John resigned
director
1995-03-21
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Charge registered #7
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1994-08-31
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Charge satisfied #4
1994-08-31
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Charge satisfied #2
1994-08-31
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Charge satisfied #1
1994-07-01
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Charge registered #6
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC,
1994-06-07
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Charge registered #5
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1987-06-29
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Charge registered #4
Lender: B P Oil Limited.
1987-02-12
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1985-12-18
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Shell U.K. Limited.
1981-06-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1976-08-31
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Company incorporated
As ARLEEN COACH HIRE AND SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Mary Kathleen Spiller Individual · English · DOB 09/1929 · age 97	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Alan Alford Spiller Individual · English · DOB 07/1956 · age 70	25–50%	—	25-50% 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1976-08-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

14 Bath Road

Peasedown St John

Bath

Avon

BA2 8DH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-15

Last: 2025-11-01