A1 TYRE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02745950 · ltd · incorporated 1992-09-09

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 33.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 33.6y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 33.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

100 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2025-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-04-13
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-04-13
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-04-13
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Charge satisfied #4
2021-04-13
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-04-13
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-08-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-11
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-06-11
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2019-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-07-28
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Charge satisfied #3
2007-12-01
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WINTERBOTTOM, Adrian John appointed
director
2007-12-01
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WINTERBOTTOM, Leon James appointed
director
1999-02-15
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FRATSON, Karen Louise appointed
secretary
1998-03-13
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LAYBOURNE, Terence resigned
director
1997-09-23
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FRATSON, Karen Louise resigned
secretary
1996-10-30
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1996-08-22
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Metropolitan Factors Limited
1996-08-19
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FRATSON, Karen Louise appointed
secretary
1996-08-19
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WINTERBOTTOM, Leonard James resigned
secretary
1996-02-27
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1992-10-01
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1992-09-09
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Company incorporated
As A1 TYRE SERVICES LIMITED
1992-09-09
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WINTERBOTTOM, Leonard James appointed
director
1992-09-09
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WINTERBOTTOM, Leonard James appointed
secretary
1992-09-09
➕
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1992-09-09
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1992-09-09
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LAYBOURNE, Terence appointed
director
1992-09-09
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1992-09-09
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

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

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Winterbottom Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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A1 TYRE SERVICES LIMITED

This company · 02745950

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
Winterbottom Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/04/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Leonard James Winterbottomceased 01/04/2020· 25-50% shares

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 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

Incorporated1992-09-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 5 Cornwall Street

Hull

East Yorkshire

HU8 8AF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-23

Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

FRATSON, Karen Louise→

secretary · appointed 1999-02-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WINTERBOTTOM, Adrian John→

director · ~42y · appointed 2007-12-01

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Active

WINTERBOTTOM, Leon James→

director · ~44y · appointed 2007-12-01

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Active

WINTERBOTTOM, Leonard James→

director · ~69y · appointed 1992-09-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FRATSON, Karen Louise→

secretary · appointed 1996-08-19 · resigned 1997-09-23

Resigned

WINTERBOTTOM, Leonard James→

secretary · appointed 1992-09-09 · resigned 1996-08-19

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-09-09 · resigned 1992-09-09

Resigned

LAYBOURNE, Terence→

director · ~70y · appointed 1992-09-09 · resigned 1998-03-13

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-09-09 · resigned 1992-09-09

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Fixed charge supplemental to a debenture dated 1/10/92 issued by the company	1 property	30/10/1996	13/04/2021
satisfied	Metropolitan Factors Metropolitan Factors Limited	Charge	1 property	22/08/1996	28/07/2016
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	27/02/1996	13/04/2021
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	01/10/1992	13/04/2021