ACHILL TYRES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
03632944 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-17
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£9k£18k£27k£35k£44kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets—£35.4k
Current assets—£44.2k
Net assets—£33.8k
Average employees200—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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  2. 2025-09-26
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  7. 2025-08-31
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    HYDE, Peter John resigned
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  14. 2023-05-11
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  15. 2022-09-22
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  16. 2022-04-07
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  17. 2021-06-21
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  18. 2020-05-13
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  19. 2019-04-16
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  20. 2010-09-20
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    HYDE, Rachele Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2010-09-20
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    MAYNARD, Jason James appointed
    director
  22. 2010-09-20
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    HYDE, Lynne Dorothy resigned
    secretary
  23. 2010-09-20
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    HYDE, Peter John appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-09-20
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    HYDE, Lynne Dorothy resigned
    director
  25. 2010-09-20
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    HYDE, Peter John resigned
    director
  26. 1998-09-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ACHILL TYRES LTD.
  27. 1998-09-17
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    HYDE, Lynne Dorothy appointed
    secretary
  28. 1998-09-17
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1998-09-17
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1998-09-17
    ➕
    HYDE, Lynne Dorothy appointed
    director
  31. 1998-09-17
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    HYDE, Peter John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Rachele Louise Hyde
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/09/2016
Mr Jason James Maynard
Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/09/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

Achill Tyres Brandon Road
Mildenhall
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk
IP28 7JQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HYDE, Rachele Louise→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAYNARD, Jason James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HYDE, Lynne Dorothy→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-17 · resigned 2010-09-20
Resigned
HYDE, Peter John→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-20 · resigned 2025-08-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-09-17 · resigned 1998-09-17
Resigned
HYDE, Lynne Dorothy→
director · ~78y · appointed 1998-09-17 · resigned 2010-09-20
Resigned
HYDE, Peter John→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-09-17 · resigned 2010-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21