ACCIDENTAL REPAIR TECHNICIANS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04362854 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-29
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 22.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£201.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 £201,564
Net assets shrinking
Down £31,204 YoY
Cash YoY
-11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£84k
↓ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£202k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£260k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£52k£104k£156k£208k£260kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£201.9k£233.1k
Current assets£259.9k£257.5k
Cash£84.4k£95.1k
Debtors£165.5k£152.4k
Net assets£201.6k£232.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-11-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-11-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2024-11-07
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    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-11-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2024-11-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-06-28
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    GRIFFIN, Ryan Terry appointed
    secretary
  10. 2024-06-28
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    GRIFFIN, Ryan Terry appointed
    director
  11. 2024-06-28
    ➖
    GRIFFIN, Terry, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  12. 2024-06-28
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    GRIFFIN, Terry, Mr. resigned
    director
  13. 2023-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-09-23
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  15. 2021-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  16. 2020-11-11
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  17. 2019-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  18. 2018-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-07-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2009-12-23
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    FENLON, Lorraine Anne, Mrs. resigned
    director
  22. 2009-10-01
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    FENLON, Lorraine Anne, Mrs. appointed
    director
  23. 2009-05-15
    ➖
    FENLON, Lorraine Anne, Mrs. resigned
    director
  24. 2009-03-18
    ➕
    FENLON, Lorraine Anne, Mrs. appointed
    director
  25. 2009-03-18
    ➕
    FENLON, Lorraine Anne, Mrs. appointed
    director
  26. 2009-03-18
    ➖
    WINTER, Michael John resigned
    director
  27. 2003-08-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
  28. 2002-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCIDENTAL REPAIR TECHNICIANS LIMITED
  29. 2002-01-29
    ➕
    GRIFFIN, Terry, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  30. 2002-01-29
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-01-29
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-01-29
    ➕
    GRIFFIN, Terry, Mr. appointed
    director
  33. 2002-01-29
    ➕
    WINTER, Michael John appointed
    director
  34. 2002-01-29
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2002-01-29
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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
Mr Ryan Terry Griffin
Individual · British · DOB 08/1994 · age 32
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/06/2024
Mrs. Lorraine Anne Fenlon
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr. Terry Griffinceased 28/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2002-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

310 Wellingborough Road
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN1 4EP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

GRIFFIN, Ryan Terry→
secretary · appointed 2024-06-28
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Active
FENLON, Lorraine Anne, Mrs.→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-10-01
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Active
GRIFFIN, Ryan Terry→
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-06-28
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Active
GRIFFIN, Terry, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-29 · resigned 2024-06-28
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-29 · resigned 2002-01-29
Resigned
FENLON, Lorraine Anne, Mrs.→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-03-18 · resigned 2009-05-15
Resigned
FENLON, Lorraine Anne, Mrs.→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-03-18 · resigned 2009-12-23
Resigned
GRIFFIN, Terry, Mr.→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-01-29 · resigned 2024-06-28
Resigned
WINTER, Michael John→
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-01-29 · resigned 2009-03-18
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-29 · resigned 2002-01-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC
Debenture1 property27/08/2003—
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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31