ALANDOWN MOTORS LIMITED

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03206979 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-27.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 26.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 7 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £27,458

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£27k
↓ 8.6% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 79% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£27k-£17k-£6k£5k£15k£26kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-19.9k£-6.4k
Current assets£5.4k£26.2k
Net assets£-27.5k£-25.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
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  4. 2022-09-21
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  7. 2019-06-20
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  9. 2018-06-21
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  10. 2017-06-26
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  13. 2016-07-07
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  16. 2008-03-31
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    ROBINSON, Guy John Charles resigned
    director
  17. 2007-05-01
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    SODEN-BRIDGER, Penelope Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-04-30
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    SOLENT BUSINESS ANGELS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2007-04-30
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    APPI, John Peter resigned
    director
  20. 2007-04-30
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    HART, Clifford John resigned
    director
  21. 2002-06-05
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    APPI, John Peter appointed
    director
  22. 2002-06-05
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    HART, Clifford John appointed
    director
  23. 2002-06-05
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    ROBINSON, Guy John Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2002-03-14
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    SOLENT BUSINESS ANGELS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2001-12-03
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    BRIDGER, Paul Ellis appointed
    director
  26. 2001-12-03
    ➖
    YEATES, Peter John resigned
    director
  27. 2001-11-30
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    YEATES, Jenny-Claire resigned
    secretary
  28. 2001-11-30
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    SOLENT BUSINESS ANGELS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2001-11-30
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    YEATES, Jenny-Claire resigned
    director
  30. 2001-11-30
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    SOLENT BUSINESS ANGELS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  31. 2001-04-01
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    BATES, Martin Paul resigned
    secretary
  32. 2000-04-01
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    YEATES, Jenny-Claire appointed
    secretary
  33. 2000-04-01
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    YEATES, Jenny-Claire appointed
    director
  34. 1999-09-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  35. 1999-01-24
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    BATES, Martin Paul resigned
    director
  36. 1996-06-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ALANDOWN MOTORS LIMITED
  37. 1996-06-03
    ➕
    BATES, Martin Paul appointed
    secretary
  38. 1996-06-03
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    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1996-06-03
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    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1996-06-03
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    BATES, Martin Paul appointed
    director
  41. 1996-06-03
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    YEATES, Peter John appointed
    director
  42. 1996-06-03
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    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 1996-06-03
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Paul Ellis Bridger
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares03/06/2017

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

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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
Incorporated1996-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

98 West Street
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 1LN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

SODEN-BRIDGER, Penelope Jane→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-01
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Active
BRIDGER, Paul Ellis→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-12-03
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Active
BATES, Martin Paul→
secretary · appointed 1996-06-03 · resigned 2001-04-01
Resigned
YEATES, Jenny-Claire→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-01 · resigned 2001-11-30
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-03 · resigned 1996-06-03
Resigned
SOLENT BUSINESS ANGELS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-11-30 · resigned 2007-04-30
Resigned
APPI, John Peter→
director · ~87y · appointed 2002-06-05 · resigned 2007-04-30
Resigned
BATES, Martin Paul→
director · ~65y · appointed 1996-06-03 · resigned 1999-01-24
Resigned
HART, Clifford John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-06-05 · resigned 2007-04-30
Resigned
ROBINSON, Guy John Charles→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-06-05 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
YEATES, Jenny-Claire→
director · ~68y · appointed 2000-04-01 · resigned 2001-11-30
Resigned
YEATES, Peter John→
director · ~70y · appointed 1996-06-03 · resigned 2001-12-03
Resigned
SOLENT BUSINESS ANGELS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-11-30 · resigned 2002-03-14
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-06-03 · resigned 1996-06-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Debenture1 property08/09/1999—
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Recent filings (95 total)

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2026-06-05
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2025-09-26
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2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
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2024-06-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
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accounts · AA
2023-07-12
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2022-09-21
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2022-06-20
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2021-09-29
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2021-06-23
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2020-08-28
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2020-06-19
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2019-06-20
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