ANDOVER CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE (WORKSHOP) LTD
🌳Matureactive
03416102 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-07
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-07-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-07-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-07-04➕SMITH, Karl Peter appointeddirector
- 2022-07-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-29➖MORRIS, Peter Raymond resignedsecretary
- 2009-05-07➕MORRIS, Peter Raymond appointedsecretary
- 2009-05-07➖NEGUS, Richard Henry resignedsecretary
- 2009-05-07➖NEGUS, Richard Henry resigneddirector
- 1997-08-21➕SEIFERT, Hans Joachim Friedrich Wilhelm appointeddirector
- 1997-08-21➕NEGUS, Richard Henry appointedsecretary
- 1997-08-21➖BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-08-21➕NEGUS, Richard Henry appointeddirector
- 1997-08-21➖BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1997-08-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDOVER CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE (WORKSHOP) LTD
- 1997-08-07➕BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-08-07➕BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
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 71 — succession pressure is live.
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 71 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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-02-27: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Andover Norton International Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Andover Norton International Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ANDOVER CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE (WORKSHOP) LTD
This company · 03416102
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andover Norton International Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 04/07/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Hans Joachim Friedrich Wilhelm Seifertceased 04/07/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 6 Wooler Park
North Way
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 5AZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
SEIFERT, Hans Joachim Friedrich Wilhelm→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 1997-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Karl Peter→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRIS, Peter Raymond→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-05-07 · resigned 2016-04-29
NEGUS, Richard Henry→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-08-21 · resigned 2009-05-07
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-07 · resigned 1997-08-21
NEGUS, Richard Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1997-08-21 · resigned 2009-05-07
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-08-07 · resigned 1997-08-21
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (87 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-06
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-07-13