47401 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02763772 · ltd · incorporated 1992-11-11
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 58110Book publishing
- 91020Museum activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
155 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.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Total assets | — | £139.3k |
| Current assets | — | £72.3k |
| Net assets | — | £139.3k |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-12-29➖GRAY, Thomas Andrew resigneddirector
- 2019-12-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-12-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2003-01-06➖DAVIES, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2003-01-06➖JANAWAY, Timothy resigneddirector
- 2002-12-27➕GRAY, Thomas Andrew appointeddirector
- 1996-12-28➖WARD, Robert John resigneddirector
- 1994-11-23➕CATLIN, Martyn Richard appointeddirector
- 1994-11-23➖THOMAS, David Charles resigneddirector
- 1994-04-14➖BATES, Stephen Arthur Vaughan resigneddirector
- 1994-04-14➖PAUL STEPHEN, Northover resigneddirector
- 1993-05-18➕PAUL STEPHEN, Northover appointeddirector
- 1993-03-13➕JAQUES, Peter appointedsecretary
- 1993-03-13➕JAQUES, Peter appointeddirector
- 1993-03-13➖JANAWAY, Timothy resignedsecretary
- 1993-03-13➕DAVIES, Andrew appointeddirector
- 1993-03-13➖JANAWAY, Timothy resigneddirector
- 1993-03-13➖MEASURES, Martin John resigneddirector
- 1993-03-13➕THOMAS, David Charles appointeddirector
- 1993-03-13➕WARD, Robert John appointeddirector
- 1993-02-26➕BATES, Stephen Arthur Vaughan appointeddirector
- 1992-11-11🏢Company incorporatedAs 47401 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE LIMITED
- 1992-11-11➕JANAWAY, Timothy appointedsecretary
- 1992-11-11➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-11-11➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-11-11➕JANAWAY, Timothy appointeddirector
- 1992-11-11➕MEASURES, Martin John appointeddirector
- 1992-11-11➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1992-11-11➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1992-11-07➕JANAWAY, Timothy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
76 Harry Davis Court
Armstrong Drive
Worcester
WR1 2AJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11
Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)
Active
CATLIN, Martyn Richard→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 1994-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JAQUES, Peter→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1993-03-13
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JANAWAY, Timothy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-11-11 · resigned 1993-03-13
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-11-11 · resigned 1992-11-11
BATES, Stephen Arthur Vaughan→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1993-02-26 · resigned 1994-04-14
DAVIES, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1993-03-13 · resigned 2003-01-06
GRAY, Thomas Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2002-12-27 · resigned 2019-12-29
JANAWAY, Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1992-11-11 · resigned 1993-03-13
JANAWAY, Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1992-11-07 · resigned 2003-01-06
MEASURES, Martin John→
Resigneddirector · appointed 1992-11-11 · resigned 1993-03-13
PAUL STEPHEN, Northover→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1993-05-18 · resigned 1994-04-14
THOMAS, David Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 1993-03-13 · resigned 1994-11-23
WARD, Robert John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1993-03-13 · resigned 1996-12-28
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-11-11 · resigned 1992-11-11
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Recent filings (155 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-10