2 U TYRES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04970402 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-20
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 21.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£286.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 21.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.4 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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
74 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £286,369
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,380 YoY
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£414k
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£286k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£634k
↓ 4.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £286.4k | £289.7k |
| Current assets | £634.1k | £665.0k |
| Cash | £413.6k | £467.6k |
| Debtors | £117.4k | £101.5k |
| Net assets | £286.4k | £289.7k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-05➖WIDGERY, Michael William resigneddirector
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-11-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-11-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-11-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-02-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-02-08➕LANDI, Bernard Paul appointeddirector
- 2017-02-08➖BROWN, Judith Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2017-02-08➖BROWN, Adrian Charles resigneddirector
- 2006-12-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2006-12-01➕WIDGERY, Michael William appointeddirector
- 2005-01-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2003-11-20🏢Company incorporatedAs 2 U TYRES LIMITED
- 2003-11-20➕CLARK, Shaun Raymond appointeddirector
- 2003-11-20➕BROWN, Judith Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2003-11-20➕BTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-20➖BTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-20➕BROWN, Adrian Charles appointeddirector
- 2003-11-20➕BTC (DIRECTORS) LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-11-20➖BTC (DIRECTORS) LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bernard Paul Landi Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/02/2017 |
Mr Shaun Raymond Clark Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Adrian Charles Brownceased 21/02/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
62 Stakes Road
Waterlooville
Hampshire
PO7 5NT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
CLARK, Shaun Raymond→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2003-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LANDI, Bernard Paul→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2017-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Judith Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-11-20 · resigned 2017-02-08
BTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-20 · resigned 2003-11-20
BROWN, Adrian Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2003-11-20 · resigned 2017-02-08
WIDGERY, Michael William→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-12-01 · resigned 2019-04-05
BTC (DIRECTORS) LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-20 · resigned 2003-11-20
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 14/12/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 19/01/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (74 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-04-17