B SPENCER & SON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06009729 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-27
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.1y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Newest facility, 1.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees400400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-07
    ➖
    SPENCER, Timothy resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-23
    ➕
    AUTY, Rachel Elizabeth appointed
    director
  5. 2025-10-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-06-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2025-06-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2025-06-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-06-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2025-06-06
    ➖
    SPENCER, Linda resigned
    secretary
  12. 2025-06-06
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Timothy John Spencer
  13. 2025-05-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-05-01
    ➕
    AUTY, Benjamin Louis appointed
    director
  15. 2024-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2006-11-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B SPENCER & SON LIMITED
  23. 2006-11-27
    ➕
    SPENCER, Linda appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-11-27
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-11-27
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-11-27
    ➕
    SPENCER, Timothy appointed
    director
  27. 2006-11-27
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2006-11-27
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

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

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Huddersfield Garages Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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B SPENCER & SON LIMITED
This company · 06009729

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
Huddersfield Garages Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/06/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Timothy Spencerceased 06/06/2025· 50-75% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Milnsbridge Garage
Savile Street, Milnsbridge
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD3 4PG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

AUTY, Benjamin Louis→
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AUTY, Rachel Elizabeth→
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPENCER, Linda→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-27 · resigned 2025-06-06
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-27 · resigned 2006-11-27
Resigned
SPENCER, Timothy→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-11-27 · resigned 2026-01-07
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-27 · resigned 2006-11-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Timothy John Spencer / Linda Jane Spencer
A registered charge1 property06/06/2025—
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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14