BARNSLEY HONDA LTD

🌳Matureactive
04409851 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-05
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
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45112SIC 45112
  • 45200SIC 45200
  • 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 23.4y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.4 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
89 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
75
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 £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£1£1£1Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1£1
Debtors£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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. 2025-09-25
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  2. 2024-09-16
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  3. 2024-01-03
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  4. 2024-01-02
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    WHITE, Philip Michael resigned
    director
  5. 2023-09-18
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  6. 2022-09-21
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  7. 2021-10-01
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  8. 2021-03-05
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  9. 2020-01-03
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  10. 2020-01-03
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-01-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-12-30
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    MALLORY, Andrew appointed
    director
  13. 2019-12-30
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    ROBINSON, Mark Allan resigned
    director
  14. 2019-12-30
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    WHITE, Philip Michael appointed
    director
  15. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  16. 2018-09-04
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  17. 2017-10-09
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  18. 2016-10-02
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  19. 2016-04-26
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  20. 2015-12-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2013-12-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Toyota Financial Services (UK) PLC
  22. 2013-07-18
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    SWINDIN, Timothy James Ashley appointed
    director
  23. 2013-07-18
    ➖
    HARGREAVES, Anthony John resigned
    director
  24. 2013-07-18
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Mark Allan appointed
    director
  25. 2008-06-20
    ➖
    LONGDON, Isabel resigned
    secretary
  26. 2007-02-12
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    WILDE, Christopher resigned
    director
  27. 2003-01-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Honda Finance Europe PLC
  28. 2002-10-25
    ➖
    HARGREAVES, Ernest Lewis resigned
    secretary
  29. 2002-10-25
    ➕
    LONGDON, Isabel appointed
    secretary
  30. 2002-08-01
    ➕
    WILDE, Christopher appointed
    director
  31. 2002-05-09
    ➖
    UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-05-09
    ➖
    UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2002-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BARNSLEY HONDA LTD
  34. 2002-04-05
    ➕
    HARGREAVES, Ernest Lewis appointed
    secretary
  35. 2002-04-05
    ➕
    UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2002-04-05
    ➕
    HARGREAVES, Anthony John appointed
    director
  37. 2002-04-05
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    UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Group structure

Vantage Motor Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Vantage Motor Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BARNSLEY HONDA LTD
This company · 04409851

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Vantage Motor Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

Knaresborough Toyota
York Road
Knaresborough
North Yorkshire
HG5 0SS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

MALLORY, Andrew→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWINDIN, Timothy James Ashley→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARGREAVES, Ernest Lewis→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-05 · resigned 2002-10-25
Resigned
LONGDON, Isabel→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-25 · resigned 2008-06-20
Resigned
UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-05 · resigned 2002-05-09
Resigned
HARGREAVES, Anthony John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-04-05 · resigned 2013-07-18
Resigned
ROBINSON, Mark Allan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-07-18 · resigned 2019-12-30
Resigned
WHITE, Philip Michael→
director · ~77y · appointed 2019-12-30 · resigned 2024-01-02
Resigned
WILDE, Christopher→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2007-02-12
Resigned
UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-05 · resigned 2002-05-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—09/12/2015—
outstanding
Toyota Financial Services (UK)
Toyota Financial Services (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property06/12/2013—
outstanding
Honda Finance Europe
Honda Finance Europe PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property20/01/2003—
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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-18
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officers · AP01
2020-01-03