BRIAN YEARDLEY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02556733 · ltd · incorporated 1990-11-09
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 1992-12-01➕YEARDLEY, Brian appointedsecretary
- 1992-12-01➖WARDLE, Michael resignedsecretary
- 1990-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIAN YEARDLEY LIMITED
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "YEARDLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Brian Yeardley Individual · British · DOB 05/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sandra Yeardley Individual · British · DOB 06/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 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
Incorporated1990-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Azets Monks Cross Drive
Huntington
York
YO32 9GW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
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Recent filings (92 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19