ASKER DRIFTSMATERIELL LTD

🌳Matureactive
05014666 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-14
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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Net worth
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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
  • 64999Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-05-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-06-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-05-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-05-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-03-21
    ➖
    VARJAG LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2004-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASKER DRIFTSMATERIELL LTD
  20. 2004-01-14
    ➕
    ALMHJELL, Siri Orsal appointed
    director
  21. 2004-01-14
    ➕
    NILSEN, Geir appointed
    director
  22. 2004-01-14
    ➕
    VARJAG LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Siri Orsal Almhjell
Individual · Norwegian · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

183 Hendre Road
Pencoed, Bridgend
Mid Glamorgan
CF35 6PP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ALMHJELL, Siri Orsal→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-01-14
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Active
NILSEN, Geir→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-01-14
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Active
VARJAG LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-01-14 · resigned 2017-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-30