ARDFERN YACHT CENTRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02146320 · ltd · incorporated 1987-07-13
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 38.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£190.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30120
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
  • 52220SIC 52220
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 54). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 38.5y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 38.5 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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
125 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £190,700
Net assets shrinking
Down £62,809 YoY
Cash YoY
-9%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£326k
↓ 9.1% YoY
Net Worth
£191k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£809k
↓ 9.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£178k£357k£535k£713k£891kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£249.7k£316.6k
Current assets£809.0k£891.4k
Cash£326.4k£359.1k
Debtors£162.6k£198.9k
Net assets£190.7k£253.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2024-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-17
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  12. 2019-09-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-09-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-09-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2019-09-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2019-09-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-06-10
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    BAKER, Nicholas John resigned
    director
  18. 2018-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-04-19
    ➕
    ASHTON, Andrew William appointed
    director
  20. 2011-08-26
    ➖
    BAKER, June Elizabeth resigned
    director
  21. 2009-09-30
    ➖
    WILKIE, David Martin resigned
    director
  22. 2009-09-30
    ➖
    WILKIE, Lynn resigned
    director
  23. 2006-12-19
    ➕
    ASHTON, Joanna Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-12-19
    ➖
    WILKIE, Lynn resigned
    secretary
  25. 1994-01-01
    ➕
    ASHTON, Joanna Elizabeth appointed
    director
  26. 1989-05-26
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    Charge satisfied #4
  27. 1989-05-26
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 1989-03-11
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  29. 1988-11-01
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Tennent Caledonian Breweries Limited
  30. 1988-08-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Tennent Caledonian Breweries Limited
  31. 1987-12-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 1987-11-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  33. 1987-07-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ARDFERN YACHT CENTRE LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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 ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Givendale Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Givendale Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ARDFERN YACHT CENTRE LIMITED
This company · 02146320

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Givendale Properties Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting31/08/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Joanna Elizabeth Ashtonceased 31/08/2019· 50-75% shares
  • Mr Nicholas John Bakerceased 19/07/2019· 25-50% shares

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30120 — SIC 30120

Registered office

Unit 7-8 Manor Court
Eastfield
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO11 3TU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

ASHTON, Joanna Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHTON, Andrew William→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHTON, Joanna Elizabeth→
director · ~54y · appointed 1994-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILKIE, Lynn→
secretary · resigned 2006-12-19
Resigned
BAKER, June Elizabeth→
director · ~93y · resigned 2011-08-26
Resigned
BAKER, Nicholas John→
director · ~65y · resigned 2019-06-10
Resigned
WILKIE, David Martin→
director · ~72y · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned
WILKIE, Lynn→
director · ~70y · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Tennent Caledonian Breweries
Tennent Caledonian Breweries Limited
Standard security1 property01/11/198826/05/1989
satisfied
Tennent Caledonian Breweries
Tennent Caledonian Breweries Limited
Debenture1 property18/08/198811/03/1989
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property21/12/198726/05/1989
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property13/11/1987—
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Recent filings (125 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-11