ALNWICK AND DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01366712 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1978-05-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£15.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
124 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 £15,428
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,071 YoY
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£16k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£15k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.4k | £17.5k |
| Current assets | — | £18.5k |
| Cash | £15.9k | £18.5k |
| Net assets | £15.4k | £17.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12➖LOWRIE, Robert resigneddirector
- 2023-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-01➕O'HANLON, Victoria appointeddirector
- 2021-07-01➕LOWRIE, Robert appointeddirector
- 2021-07-01➖NICHOLLS, Andrew Brian resigneddirector
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-09-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-08-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-27➕BURNIP, Lindsay Jane appointedsecretary
- 2018-08-27➕BURNIP, Lindsay Jane appointeddirector
- 2018-08-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-08-02➖MABON, William Maurice resignedsecretary
- 2018-08-02➖MABON, William Maurice resigneddirector
- 2016-01-07➖IMESON, Francis Ernest resignedsecretary
- 2016-01-07➕MABON, William Maurice appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-05➕CROSBY, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2006-01-05➖HALL, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2004-09-09➖PRINGLE, Norman resigneddirector
- 2004-01-08➕HALL, Michael John appointeddirector
- 1997-01-01➕NICHOLLS, Andrew Brian appointeddirector
- 1996-08-17➖SHIELD, Kenneth Edward resigneddirector
- 1978-05-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ALNWICK AND DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 48 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.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1978-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs
Registered office
Victoria House
Bondgate Within
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1TA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)
BURNIP, Lindsay Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-08-27
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BURNIP, Lindsay Jane→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2018-08-27
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CROSBY, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2006-01-05
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O'HANLON, Victoria→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2021-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
IMESON, Francis Ernest→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2016-01-07
MABON, William Maurice→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-01-07 · resigned 2018-08-02
HALL, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2004-01-08 · resigned 2006-01-05
LOWRIE, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2023-12-12
MABON, William Maurice→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2018-08-02
NICHOLLS, Andrew Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1997-01-01 · resigned 2021-07-01
PRINGLE, Norman→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · resigned 2004-09-09
SHIELD, Kenneth Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~113y · resigned 1996-08-17
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Recent filings (124 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-12