ALTON CARS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01469019 · ltd · incorporated 1979-12-27
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 59). 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 (57/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 41.5y
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 41.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
24 officers (5 active, 24 linked, 20 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
212 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £974,897
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £974.9k | — |
| Total assets | — | £8.55M |
| Current assets | — | £16.02M |
| Cash | — | £247.3k |
| Debtors | — | £12.93M |
| Net assets | — | £8.07M |
| Average employees | 42000 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals 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
5
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (79 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-03-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-25➖JONES, Thomas resigneddirector
- 2026-03-23➖BRAITHWAITE, Sophie Jane resignedsecretary
- 2026-03-23➖BRAITHWAITE, Sophie Jane resigneddirector
- 2026-03-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-06🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Ares Management Limited as Security Trustee
- 2026-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-31➖JONES, Neilson Anthony resigneddirector
- 2025-11-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-11-11🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2025-11-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-29➕ALTON, Sadie Jane appointeddirector
- 2025-07-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-02🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2025-06-30➖MILNER, Julian Paul resigneddirector
- 2025-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-02-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-01-26🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2024-01-17➕GREAVES, Wesley appointeddirector
- 2024-01-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-24➕ALI, Rofique appointeddirector
- 2022-02-24➕BUTTERWORTH, Thomas James appointeddirector
- 2022-02-24➕BRAITHWAITE, Sophie Jane appointedsecretary
- 2022-02-24➕ALI, Rofique appointeddirector
- 2022-02-24➖ALI, Rofique resigneddirector
- 2022-02-24➕JONES, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2022-02-07➖PARISH, Diane Julie resignedsecretary
- 2022-02-07➖PARISH, Anthony John resigneddirector
- 2022-02-07➖PARISH, Diane Julie resigneddirector
- 2022-02-07➖PARISH, Mathew John resigneddirector
- 2022-02-07➖PARISH, Tracy Ann resigneddirector
- 2022-02-07🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Anthony Parish (As Security Trustee)
- 2022-01-28🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2021-11-01➖DAVIS, Roland Arthur resigneddirector
- 2021-06-11➖PLUNKETT, Ian Robert resigneddirector
- 2021-05-01➕PLUNKETT, Ian Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-08-19🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2019-11-10➖BLUNDELL, Paul resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 79 events
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
Red flags
2 med ·5 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: BRAITHWAITE, Sophie Jane resigned 2026-03-23; BRAITHWAITE, Sophie Jane resigned 2026-03-23; JONES, Neilson Anthony resigned 2026-01-31
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Alton Cars Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Alton Cars Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ALTON CARS LIMITED
This company · 01469019
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alton Cars Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/02/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Anthony John Parishceased 07/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Diane Julie Parishceased 07/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-12-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Alton Cars, Cross Green Approach
Cross Green Industrial Estate
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS9 0SG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18
Officers (5 active · 19 resigned)
ALI, Rofique→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALTON, Sadie Jane→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-10-29
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BUTTERWORTH, Thomas James→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CONNELL, Graham→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-10-01
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GREAVES, Wesley→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRAITHWAITE, Sophie Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-02-24 · resigned 2026-03-23
MILNER, Julian Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-09-30 · resigned 2011-09-15
PARISH, Diane Julie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-09-15 · resigned 2022-02-07
STEPHENSON, Alan→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2001-09-30
ALI, Rofique→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-02-24 · resigned 2022-02-24
BLUNDELL, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2018-10-01 · resigned 2019-11-10
BRAITHWAITE, Sophie Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-11-26 · resigned 2026-03-23
DAVIS, Roland Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · resigned 2021-11-01
HEFFERON, Douglas James→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2001-09-19
JONES, Neilson Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-06-01 · resigned 2026-01-31
JONES, Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-02-24 · resigned 2026-03-25
MILNER, Julian Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2025-06-30
PARISH, Anthony John→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · resigned 2022-02-07
PARISH, Diane Julie→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1994-05-01 · resigned 2022-02-07
PARISH, Mathew John→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2022-02-07
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ares Management as Security Trustee Ares Management Limited as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 06/03/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | Anthony Parish (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 07/02/2022 | 26/01/2024 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/11/2016 | 28/01/2022 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/01/2014 | 11/11/2025 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 23/08/2007 | 02/07/2025 | |
| satisfied | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 07/06/2007 | 19/08/2020 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 26/01/2005 | 12/12/2007 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 18/09/2000 | 13/02/2008 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/08/1993 | 13/02/2008 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 03/12/1984 | 23/10/1993 |
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Recent filings (212 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-09