ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02404350 · ltd · incorporated 1989-07-14
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49319
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
9 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 36.2y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
56 officers (2 active, 56 linked, 49 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
253 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (142 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-17➖BRADLEY, Nicholas John resigneddirector
- 2025-12-17➖CAIN, Kimberley Jayne resigneddirector
- 2025-12-10➕BARNES, Colin appointeddirector
- 2025-12-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-30➖SCOTT, Ben William resigneddirector
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-02📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-09-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-09-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-01-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-01-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-20🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Kroll Trustee Services Limited (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
- 2024-11-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-29🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2024-11-29🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-16➕ROCHFORD, John Charles appointeddirector
- 2024-01-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28➖FARRALL, Howard Edge resigneddirector
- 2023-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-08➖THOMPSON, John Ian resigneddirector
- 2023-03-06➕BRADLEY, Nicholas John appointeddirector
- 2022-09-25➕FARRALL, Howard Edge appointeddirector
- 2022-06-20➖PEACE, Gavin resigneddirector
- 2022-06-10➕SCOTT, Ben William appointeddirector
- 2022-06-01➖CUMMINS, Philip resigneddirector
- 2021-08-13➖EDWARDS, Tina Colleen resigneddirector
- 2021-08-01➕CAIN, Kimberley Jayne appointeddirector
- 2021-08-01➖HOARE, Richard James resigneddirector
- 2021-03-31➖STONE, Philip Martin resigneddirector
- 2020-07-01➕CUMMINS, Philip appointeddirector
- 2020-06-30➖KNOX, Nicholas Robert resigneddirector
- 2020-06-30➖THORNLEY, Mark Andrew resigneddirector
- 2020-06-12➖EDWARDS, Lorna resignedsecretary
- 2020-06-01➕HOARE, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2020-04-01➖ASHCROFT, Alison resigneddirector
- 2020-04-01➕THORNLEY, Mark Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-03-31➖COCKER, David resigneddirector
- 2020-03-31➕THOMPSON, John Ian appointeddirector
- 2019-10-11➕ASHCROFT, Alison appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 142 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
2 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: BRADLEY, Nicholas John resigned 2025-12-17; CAIN, Kimberley Jayne resigned 2025-12-17; SCOTT, Ben William resigned 2025-10-30
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
Arriva Uk Bus Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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Arriva Uk Bus Holdings Limited
Corporate parent
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ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LIMITED
This company · 02404350
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arriva Uk Bus Holdings Limited Corporate entity | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49319 — SIC 49319
Registered office
1 Admiral Way
Doxford International Business
Park, Sunderland
Tyne & Wear
SR3 3XP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-17
Last: 2026-05-03
Officers (2 active · 54 resigned)
BARNES, Colin→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-12-10
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ROCHFORD, John Charles→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-01-16
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DAVIES, Elizabeth Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-01-18 · resigned 2013-12-16
EDWARDS, Lorna→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-12-16 · resigned 2020-06-12
ESNER, Jonathan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-04-27 · resigned 2008-02-20
LAUCHT, Robert Ian→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-07-16
RICHARDS, Lewis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-11-23 · resigned 1996-07-30
TURNER, David Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-07-30 · resigned 2005-01-18
WATSON, Kenneth James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-07-17 · resigned 1996-07-30
ASHCROFT, Alison→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-10-11 · resigned 2020-04-01
BOWLER, Richard Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2000-07-27 · resigned 2015-12-22
BRADLEY, Nicholas John→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-03-06 · resigned 2025-12-17
BURD, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1994-07-04 · resigned 2001-12-31
CAIN, Kimberley Jayne→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2021-08-01 · resigned 2025-12-17
CLAYTON, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1998-04-28 · resigned 2002-05-01
COCKER, David→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2012-12-14 · resigned 2020-03-31
COUNSELL, Jeffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1997-08-07 · resigned 1999-03-31
CUMMINS, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2022-06-01
DAVIES, Lisa Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2017-01-09 · resigned 2018-05-15
EDWARDS, Tina Colleen→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2019-03-05 · resigned 2021-08-13
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Mortgages & charges
9
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Kroll Trustee Services (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) Kroll Trustee Services Limited (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/12/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 10/10/2008 | 26/07/2013 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 19/05/2008 | 29/11/2024 | |
| satisfied | Ing Lease (UK) Ing Lease (UK) Limited | Mortgage | 1 property | 23/11/2006 | 29/11/2024 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Limited | Mortgage | 1 property | 10/05/2006 | 08/06/2011 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Deed of charge over credit balances | 1 property | 06/10/1995 | 23/06/1998 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 31/01/1995 | 22/11/1996 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 11/11/1993 | 02/05/1998 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed & floating | 1 property | 23/03/1990 | 23/07/1992 |
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Recent filings (253 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-09-02
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-02
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-01-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-29