ALWYN GLOVER (YORK) LTD

🌳Matureactive
03533902 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-24
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£596.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 28.1y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.1 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £596,011
Cash YoY
+25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£276k
↑ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£596k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£893k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£216k£432k£648k£864k£1.1mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£697.8k£657.0k
Current assets£892.7k£1.08M
Cash£275.6k£220.2k
Debtors£577.1k£819.6k
Net assets£596.0k£574.0k

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
0
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 (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-03
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  2. 2024-10-22
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  3. 2023-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  4. 2023-07-04
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  5. 2022-07-14
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  6. 2022-07-12
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-05-31
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    HOLMES, Andrew resigned
    director
  8. 2021-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2020-06-25
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  10. 2020-04-07
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    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2020-04-07
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    Charge satisfied #5
  12. 2019-07-18
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  13. 2019-04-10
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  14. 2019-04-10
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    Charge satisfied #6
  15. 2018-06-25
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  16. 2017-07-03
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  17. 2017-03-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2017-03-11
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    GLOVER, Tracy Ann resigned
    secretary
  19. 2016-06-14
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    GLOVER, Alwyn David resigned
    director
  20. 2016-04-06
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    HARTLEY, Jason Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2014-08-04
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  22. 2013-05-01
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  23. 2012-07-12
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  24. 2011-05-24
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  25. 2009-04-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2007-04-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  27. 2007-01-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  28. 2004-11-15
    ➕
    ARCHER, Lynn Marie appointed
    director
  29. 2003-10-22
    ➕
    HOLMES, Andrew appointed
    director
  30. 1998-05-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
  31. 1998-03-25
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1998-03-25
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1998-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ALWYN GLOVER (YORK) LTD
  34. 1998-03-24
    ➕
    GLOVER, Tracy Ann appointed
    secretary
  35. 1998-03-24
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1998-03-24
    ➕
    GLOVER, Alwyn David appointed
    director
  37. 1998-03-24
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 22 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 candidate

Strong 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jason Paul Hartley
Individual · English · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest27/03/2017
Mrs Lynn Marie Archer
Individual · English · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest07/11/2022

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
Incorporated1998-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

The Brand Building
Little Hallfield Road York
North Riding Of Yorkshire
YO31 7XP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

ARCHER, Lynn Marie→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARTLEY, Jason Paul→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLOVER, Tracy Ann→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-24 · resigned 2017-03-11
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-24 · resigned 1998-03-25
Resigned
GLOVER, Alwyn David→
director · ~66y · appointed 1998-03-24 · resigned 2016-06-14
Resigned
HOLMES, Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-10-22 · resigned 2022-05-31
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-24 · resigned 1998-03-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property04/08/2014—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property01/05/201310/04/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage deed1 property12/07/201207/04/2020
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property24/05/2011—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property20/04/2007—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage2 properties02/01/2007—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC
Debenture1 property18/05/199824/04/2009
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Recent filings (104 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
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accounts · AA
2020-06-25