ALAN BUSH (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04113916 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-24
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 18.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
93 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-11-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-11-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-11-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-11-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-09-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2007-09-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2000-12-14➕BUSH, Peter appointedsecretary
- 2000-12-14➕BUSH, Peter appointeddirector
- 2000-12-14➕HOLMAN, Jennifer May appointeddirector
- 2000-12-14➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-12-14➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ALAN BUSH (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
- 2000-11-24➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-11-24➕YORK PLACE COMPANY 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BUSH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 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 candidateStrong 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Bush Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 24/11/2016 |
Jennifer May Holman Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 24/11/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Jean Bushceased 08/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Alan Bushceased 02/11/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Unit A
45 High Street Morley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS27 0BU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
HOLMAN, Jennifer May→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2000-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-24 · resigned 2000-12-14
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-24 · resigned 2000-12-14
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 07/09/2007 | 23/11/2019 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/09/2007 | 23/11/2019 |
Recent filings (93 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07