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.
🔒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
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 42.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 42.3 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2023-04-20
    ➖
    BRAMALL, Anne resigned
    secretary
  7. 2023-01-23
    ➖
    REEVES, Craig resigned
    director
  8. 2023-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-12-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-30
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    BRAMALL, Barry resigned
    director
  16. 2017-03-30
    ➕
    REEVES, Craig appointed
    director
  17. 2017-03-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-03-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2016-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2008-05-08
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    BIRCHMORE, Gary John appointed
    director
  21. 1995-11-16
    ➕
    BRAMALL, Anne appointed
    secretary
  22. 1995-11-16
    ➖
    PATTISON, Michael John resigned
    secretary
  23. 1995-11-16
    ➕
    BRAMALL, Barry appointed
    director
  24. 1995-11-16
    ➖
    PATTISON, Mary resigned
    director
  25. 1995-11-16
    ➖
    PATTISON, Michael John resigned
    director
  26. 1984-01-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC
  27. 1977-09-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALTRINCHAM TYRE & EXHAUSTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +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 candidate

Strong 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary John Birchmore
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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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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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→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAMALL, Anne→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-16 · resigned 2023-04-20
Resigned
PATTISON, Michael John→
secretary · resigned 1995-11-16
Resigned
BRAMALL, Barry→
director · ~79y · appointed 1995-11-16 · resigned 2017-03-30
Resigned
PATTISON, Mary→
director · ~80y · resigned 1995-11-16
Resigned
PATTISON, Michael John→
director · ~81y · resigned 1995-11-16
Resigned
REEVES, Craig→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-03-30 · resigned 2023-01-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Williams & Glyn's Bank
Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC
Debenture1 property27/01/1984—
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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