ALTRINCHAM TYRE & EXHAUSTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01328244 · ltd · incorporated 1977-09-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 42.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-04-20➖BRAMALL, Anne resignedsecretary
- 2023-01-23➖REEVES, Craig resigneddirector
- 2023-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-30➖BRAMALL, Barry resigneddirector
- 2017-03-30➕REEVES, Craig appointeddirector
- 2017-03-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-05-08➕BIRCHMORE, Gary John appointeddirector
- 1995-11-16➕BRAMALL, Anne appointedsecretary
- 1995-11-16➖PATTISON, Michael John resignedsecretary
- 1995-11-16➕BRAMALL, Barry appointeddirector
- 1995-11-16➖PATTISON, Mary resigneddirector
- 1995-11-16➖PATTISON, Michael John resigneddirector
- 1984-01-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC
- 1977-09-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ALTRINCHAM TYRE & EXHAUSTS LIMITED
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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 Gary John Birchmore Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
260 Manchester Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 5LZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
BIRCHMORE, Gary John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2008-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRAMALL, Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-11-16 · resigned 2023-04-20
PATTISON, Michael John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-11-16
BRAMALL, Barry→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1995-11-16 · resigned 2017-03-30
PATTISON, Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 1995-11-16
PATTISON, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 1995-11-16
REEVES, Craig→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-03-30 · resigned 2023-01-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Williams & Glyn's Bank Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 27/01/1984 | — |
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Recent filings (100 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16