FURNESS DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01475643 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1980-01-28

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£29.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

26 officers (8 active, 26 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

142 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £29,746

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£30k

↑ 161% YoY

Current Assets

£30k

↑ 161% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£29.7k	£11.4k
Current assets	£29.7k	£11.4k
Net assets	£29.7k	£11.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-05-23
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HARRISON, Roger resigned
director
2026-02-20
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HORSLEY, Victor resigned
director
2026-02-20
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officers · TM01
2026-02-20
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officers · TM01
2025-05-06
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MOORE, Andrew resigned
director
2025-05-06
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MOORE, Sarah Louise resigned
director
2025-05-06
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2025-05-06
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2025-05-06
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2025-05-06
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2024-09-12
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2023-09-05
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2022-05-25
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2021-09-01
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2020-12-06
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2019-09-10
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2018-09-29
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2017-09-05
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2005-04-21
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GRAHAM, David resigned
director
2004-04-15
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GRAHAM, David appointed
director
2003-03-20
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HOLMES, Linda Jane resigned
director
2003-03-20
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HOLMES, Mark Christopher resigned
director
2002-06-01
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PARKER, Julie appointed
director
2002-06-01
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HARRISON, Roger appointed
director
2002-06-01
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HOLMES, Linda Jane appointed
director
2001-04-04
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GRAHAM, David resigned
director
1999-03-23
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STABLE, Pamela Marie resigned
director
1999-03-23
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THEAKER, Mark resigned
director
1999-03-23
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THORNLEY, John Robert Frederick resigned
director
1998-04-07
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PARKER, Graham Richard David appointed
director
1998-04-07
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GRAHAM, David appointed
director
1998-04-07
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STABLE, Pamela Marie appointed
director
1998-04-07
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THOMPSON, Stephen resigned
director
1997-05-22
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HARGREAVES, Robert appointed
secretary
1997-05-22
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SMITH, Andrew resigned
secretary
1997-03-11
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BRERETON, Steve resigned
director
1997-03-11
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LANCASTER, Derek resigned
director
1995-09-10
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CAHALANE, Christine resigned
director
1995-02-15
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BRERETON, Steve appointed
director
1995-02-15
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THEAKER, Mark appointed
director
1994-03-08
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FRY, Richard Michael resigned
director
1993-05-11
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FRY, Richard Michael appointed
director
1993-05-11
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THORNLEY, John Robert Frederick appointed
director
1993-05-02
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BURGESS, Simon John resigned
director
1992-05-12
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BURGESS, Simon John appointed
director
1992-05-12
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HOLMES, Mark Christopher appointed
director
1992-05-12
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THOMPSON, Stephen appointed
director
1980-01-28
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Company incorporated
As FURNESS DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HARRISON, Roger resigned 2026-02-20; HORSLEY, Victor resigned 2026-02-20

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Graham Richard David Parker Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/06/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1980-01-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

The Hollins Hayclose Lane

New Hutton

Kendal

Cumbria

LA8 0AG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-05

Last: 2026-05-22