ALUN ROBERTS CAR SALES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04484832 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-12
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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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£308.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45112SIC 45112
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 2 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £307,991
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£152k
Net Worth
£308k
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£329k
↓ 2.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £317.7k | £313.1k |
| Current assets | £329.1k | £337.8k |
| Cash | £151.7k | — |
| Debtors | £10.2k | — |
| Net assets | £308.0k | £294.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-06➖ROBERTS, Thomas Alun resignedsecretary
- 2020-04-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-01➕ROBERTS, Wayne appointeddirector
- 2019-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2002-07-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ALUN ROBERTS CAR SALES LIMITED
- 2002-07-12➕ROBERTS, Beryl Irene appointeddirector
- 2002-07-12➕ROBERTS, Thomas Alun appointeddirector
- 2002-07-12➕BREWER, Suzanne appointednominee-secretary
- 2002-07-12➖BREWER, Suzanne resignednominee-secretary
- 2002-07-12➕ROBERTS, Thomas Alun appointedsecretary
- 2002-07-12➕BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointednominee-director
- 2002-07-12➖BREWER, Kevin, Dr resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROBERTS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Wayne Roberts Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/01/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Thomas Alun Robertsceased 01/01/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Beryl Irene Robertsceased 01/01/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
The Old Hall
Tregynon
Newtown
Powys
SY16 3PL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
ROBERTS, Beryl Irene→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2002-07-12
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ROBERTS, Thomas Alun→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2002-07-12
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ROBERTS, Wayne→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BREWER, Suzanne→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-12 · resigned 2002-07-12
ROBERTS, Thomas Alun→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-07-12 · resigned 2020-04-06
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
Resignednominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2002-07-12 · resigned 2002-07-12
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Recent filings (67 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-13