AUSTIN TEN DRIVERS' CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01548108 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1981-03-02
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 2025
Net worth
£56.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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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 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
63 officers (9 active, 63 linked, 55 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
199 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £56,033
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,908 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£56k
↓ 8.1% YoY
Current Assets
£75k
↓ 2.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£15k£31k£46k£62k£77kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£56.0k£60.9k
Current assets£75.0k£77.0k
Net assets£56.0k£60.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (129 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-04-18
    PICKARD, Anthony Geoffrey resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-06
    SULLIVAN, Rachael appointed
    director
  7. 2025-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-12-31
    HEMMINGS, Les resigned
    director
  9. 2024-10-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-10-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-06-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-06-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-04-07
    BEGLEY, Gary appointed
    director
  17. 2024-04-07
    BRYAN, Graeme resigned
    director
  18. 2024-04-07
    MARTIN, Sheila resigned
    director
  19. 2024-04-07
    PICKARD, Anthony Geoffrey appointed
    director
  20. 2023-05-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2023-05-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2023-04-30
    COLES, Matt appointed
    director
  23. 2023-04-30
    MARTIN, Peter resigned
    director
  24. 2023-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  27. 2021-06-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2021-04-18
    MUMFORD, Monty appointed
    director
  29. 2020-04-30
    ALLEN, Frank appointed
    director
  30. 2020-04-30
    LUNT, Anthony Ganley resigned
    director
  31. 2020-04-30
    MARTIN, Sheila appointed
    director
  32. 2018-08-30
    WILLIAMS, Gareth Ifor resigned
    director
  33. 2018-04-15
    BRYAN, Graeme appointed
    director
  34. 2018-04-15
    WILLIAMS, Gareth Ifor appointed
    director
  35. 2017-04-09
    LUNT, Anthony Ganley appointed
    director
  36. 2017-04-09
    WINNEY, Peter, Chairman Atdc resigned
    director
  37. 2016-04-10
    WESTHALL, Anthony James resigned
    director
  38. 2015-04-12
    LUNT, Tony resigned
    director
  39. 2015-04-12
    PUGH, Alan resigned
    director
  40. 2014-05-27
    LUNT, Tony appointed
    director
  41. 2014-05-11
    BROWN, George appointed
    director
  42. 2014-05-11
    HEMMINGS, Les appointed
    director
  43. 2014-05-11
    MARTIN, Peter appointed
    director
  44. 2014-05-11
    PEMBERTON, Arthur Edwin resigned
    director
  45. 2014-05-11
    PUGH, Alan appointed
    director
  46. 2013-01-12
    MUMFORD, Anthony resigned
    director
  47. 2012-07-31
    PAGE, Malcolm Dennis Gilbert resigned
    director
  48. 2012-07-31
    POULTON, Mark Elliot resigned
    director
  49. 2012-05-15
    WINNEY, Peter resigned
    secretary
  50. 2012-05-15
    WINNEY, Peter, Chairman Atdc appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 129 events

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1981-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 17 Wotton Underwood
Aylesbury
HP18 0RS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (9 active · 54 resigned)

HIDE, Roger
secretary · appointed 2012-04-15
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Active
ALLEN, Frank
director · ~80y · appointed 2020-04-30
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Active
BEGLEY, Gary
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-04-07
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Active
BROWN, George
director · ~79y · appointed 2014-05-11
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Active
COLES, Matt
director · ~37y · appointed 2023-04-30
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Active
HIDE, Roger
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-07-18
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Active
MEALING, Anthony David Rupert
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-04-16
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Active
MUMFORD, Monty
director · ~76y · appointed 2021-04-18
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Active
SULLIVAN, Rachael
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-04-06
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Active
GRINSTEAD, Martin
secretary · appointed 1996-05-21 · resigned 2000-04-16
Resigned
KEAR, David Gerald George
secretary · resigned 1996-05-21
Resigned
PAPWORTH, John Cheverton
secretary · appointed 2009-04-19 · resigned 2010-04-11
Resigned
SYKES, Ian Michael
secretary · appointed 2007-04-01 · resigned 2009-04-19
Resigned
WHITE, Philip
secretary · appointed 2001-01-12 · resigned 2003-04-13
Resigned
WINNEY, Peter
secretary · appointed 2010-04-11 · resigned 2012-05-15
Resigned
WINNEY, Peter
secretary · appointed 2003-04-13 · resigned 2007-04-01
Resigned
BARNES, Michael Norman
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2009-04-19
Resigned
BEADLE, Alan David
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-05-21 · resigned 1999-04-18
Resigned
BENNETT, Jonathan Paul
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-01-27 · resigned 2010-10-06
Resigned
BILLINGHAM, Colin Arthur
director · ~86y · appointed 2006-05-05 · resigned 2007-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (199 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-03