ALLWAYS FORKTRUCK SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03310394 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-30
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£4.13M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 77120Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 24.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
82 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,133,171
Cash YoY
+52%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.0m
↑ 52% YoY
Net Worth
£4.1m
↑ 9.5% YoY
Current Assets
£2.7m
↑ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.60M | £4.27M |
| Current assets | £2.66M | £1.99M |
| Cash | £2.03M | £1.33M |
| Debtors | £375.3k | £398.3k |
| Net assets | £4.13M | £3.77M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-01➕PILKINGTON, Linda Joyce appointeddirector
- 2022-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2002-02-18🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Mr Andrew Pilkington & Mrs Linda Pilkington
- 2002-02-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 2002-01-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited T/a Alex Lawrie Factors
- 1997-01-31➕PILKINGTON, Linda Joyce appointedsecretary
- 1997-01-31➕PILKINGTON, Andrew appointeddirector
- 1997-01-31➖ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-01-31➖AR NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1997-01-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLWAYS FORKTRUCK SERVICES LIMITED
- 1997-01-30➕ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-01-30➕AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Pilkington Individual · British · DOB 12/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Linda Joyce Pilkington Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73 | 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery
Registered office
Between 84 & 86 Victory Rd Victory Road
Derby
DE24 8ER
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
PILKINGTON, Linda Joyce→
Activesecretary · appointed 1997-01-31
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PILKINGTON, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 1997-01-31
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PILKINGTON, Linda Joyce→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2023-01-01
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ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-30 · resigned 1997-01-31
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-01-30 · resigned 1997-01-31
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Mr Andrew Pilkington & Mrs Linda Pilkington | Debenture | 1 property | 18/02/2002 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 05/02/2002 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited T/a Alex Lawrie Factors | All assets debenture | 1 property | 14/01/2002 | 08/07/2025 |
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Recent filings (82 total)
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2024-02-09
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2023-07-07
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