CENTREBUS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03872099 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49319
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (57/100).
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Refinance opportunity
11 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 23.9y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
23 officers (4 active, 23 linked, 14 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
177 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £5,849,165
Key financials
1 year 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £5.85M |
| Average employees | 704 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals 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
7
filings
- • 7 mortgage
Last 90 days
9
filings
- • 8 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
10
filings
- • 8 mortgage
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (84 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-06-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-06-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-06-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-06-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-partmortgage · MR04
- 2026-06-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-partmortgage · MR04
- 2026-06-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-partmortgage · MR04
- 2026-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2026-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2026-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2026-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2026-05-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-05-18🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Status Bus and Coach Limited
- 2026-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-07-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-17📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-05-31➖HAYWARD, Keith resigneddirector
- 2024-05-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-29➖EVANS, Matthew John resigneddirector
- 2018-08-03🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Status Bus and Coach Limited
- 2018-07-20🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2018-07-20🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2018-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2015-05-21🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Julian Henry Peddle
- 2015-04-23➕EVANS, Matthew John appointeddirector
- 2015-03-30➕PEDDLE, Julian Henry appointeddirector
- 2015-03-30➖HARVEY, Peter resigneddirector
- 2015-03-30➖SHELLEY, David Edward resigneddirector
- 2014-06-30➕BROOKES, David appointeddirector
- 2013-09-09➖PEDDLE, Julian Henry resigneddirector
- 2012-09-28➖HARRIS, Neil Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 2010-12-10🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Bnp Paribas Securities Services Trust Company (Jersey) Limited
- 2010-03-02🔒Charge registered #7Lender: The Channel Islands Limited and Tmf Charitable Trustee Limited (As Trustees of the Woodside Unit Trust)
- 2009-08-24➕BROWN, Christopher Frank appointeddirector
- 2009-02-28➖O'MAHONY, Mark resigneddirector
- 2009-01-12➕BROWN, Christopher Frank appointedsecretary
- 2009-01-12➖HOLMES, Christopher resignedsecretary
- 2007-08-22🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-08-22🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-07-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
Showing most recent 50 of 84 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Julian Henry Peddle Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 05/11/2016 |
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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49319 — SIC 49319
Registered office
43 Wenlock Way
Leicester
LE4 9HU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (4 active · 19 resigned)
BROWN, Christopher Frank→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROOKES, David→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2014-06-30
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BROWN, Christopher Frank→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2009-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PEDDLE, Julian Henry→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2015-03-30
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DOYLE, Michael Gerard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-12-23 · resigned 2005-01-17
GARRATT, Susan Patricia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-11-26 · resigned 2001-09-06
HARVEY, Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-01-18 · resigned 2005-04-05
HARVEY, Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2003-12-23
HOLMES, Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-04-05 · resigned 2009-01-12
O'MAHONY, Diane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-09-06 · resigned 2003-03-24
HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-05 · resigned 1999-11-26
DAY, Christopher Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2004-06-18 · resigned 2006-12-18
DOYLE, Michael Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2003-12-23 · resigned 2005-01-17
EVANS, Matthew John→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-04-23 · resigned 2021-07-29
GARRATT, Ralph→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2000-01-24 · resigned 2000-11-20
GARRATT, Ralph→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1999-11-26 · resigned 2002-03-08
HARRIS, Neil Geoffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2005-04-05 · resigned 2012-09-28
HARVEY, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2015-03-30
HAYWARD, Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-03-13 · resigned 2024-05-31
O'MAHONY, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2001-09-06 · resigned 2009-02-28
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Mortgages & charges
11
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Status Bus and Coach Status Bus and Coach Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/05/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | Status Bus and Coach Status Bus and Coach Limited | A registered charge | — | 03/08/2018 | 19/06/2026 | |
| satisfied | Julian Henry Peddle | A registered charge | — | 21/05/2015 | 20/07/2018 | |
| satisfied | Bnp Paribas Securities Services Trust Company (Jersey) Bnp Paribas Securities Services Trust Company (Jersey) Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 10/12/2010 | 19/06/2026 | |
| satisfied | The Channel Islands and Tmf Charitable Trustee (As Trustees of the Woodside Unit Trust) The Channel Islands Limited and Tmf Charitable Trustee Limited (As Trustees of the Woodside Unit Trust) | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 02/03/2010 | 19/06/2026 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 22/08/2007 | 08/06/2018 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 22/08/2007 | 08/06/2018 | |
| satisfied | Woodside and Heywood Trustee I and Woodside Trustee Ii (As Trustees of Thewoodside Unit Trust) / Woodside and Heywood Trustee I and Woodside Trustee Ii (As Trustees of Thewoodside Unit Trust) Woodside and Heywood Trustee I Limited and Woodside Trustee Ii Limited (As Trustees of Thewoodside Unit Trust) / Woodside and Heywood Trustee I Limited and Woodside Trustee Ii Limited (As Trustees of Thewoodside Unit Trust) | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 22/08/2006 | 19/06/2026 | |
| satisfied | Julian Henry Peddle | Debenture | 1 property | 10/02/2006 | 20/07/2018 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 27/06/2005 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/07/2002 | 03/07/2007 |
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Recent filings (177 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-part
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-part
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-part
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-07-25