ADVANCE MOTORS (LEEDS) LTD
🌳Matureactive
01425605 · ltd · incorporated 1979-06-05
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 46.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 46.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 46.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
125 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £2
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-30 | 2023-12-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2 | £2 |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 |
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
4
filings
- • 4 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 4 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 4 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-04-30➕DUFFY, Gavan Michael appointedsecretary
- 2026-04-30➕DUFFY, Gavan Michael appointeddirector
- 2026-04-30➖DUFFY, Gavan Michael resignedsecretary
- 2026-04-30➖DUFFY, Gavan Michael resigneddirector
- 2026-04-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-04-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2001-07-04➖DUFFY, Sean Patrick resigneddirector
- 1999-06-10➕DUFFY, Gavan Michael appointedsecretary
- 1999-06-10➖DUFFY, Michael Edward resignedsecretary
- 1995-11-10➕DUFFY, Sean Patrick appointeddirector
- 1994-10-21➖DUFFY, Liam resigneddirector
- 1993-05-21🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1992-02-09➕DUFFY, Gavan Michael appointeddirector
- 1979-12-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank LTD
- 1979-07-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank LTD
- 1979-06-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCE MOTORS (LEEDS) LTD
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DUFFY, Gavan Michael (same surname) appointed 2026-04-30. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: DUFFY, Gavan Michael resigned 2026-04-30; DUFFY, Gavan Michael resigned 2026-04-30
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Edward Duffy Individual · British · DOB 10/1943 · age 83 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 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
Incorporated1979-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Unit 9 Innovation Centre Conyngham Hall
Bond End
Knaresborough
HG5 9AY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
DUFFY, Gavan Michael→
Activesecretary · appointed 2026-04-30
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DUFFY, Gavan Michael→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2026-04-30
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Active
DUFFY, Gavan Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 2026-04-30
DUFFY, Michael Edward→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1999-06-10
DUFFY, Gavan Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 1992-02-09 · resigned 2026-04-30
DUFFY, Liam→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 1994-10-21
DUFFY, Sean Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 1995-11-10 · resigned 2001-07-04
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 21/05/1993 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank LTD | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 17/12/1979 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank LTD | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 17/07/1979 | — |
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Recent filings (125 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-05-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25