L W YARNOLD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06150176 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£227.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46610
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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, 1 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £227,646
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,677 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£228k
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Assets
£217k
↓ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£48k£97k£145k£193k£241kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£227.6k£241.3k
Current assets£216.8k£239.9k
Net assets£227.6k£241.3k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-07-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-07-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-07-01
    ➕
    YARNOLD, Diane appointed
    director
  9. 2022-07-01
    ➕
    YARNOLD, William George appointed
    director
  10. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-12-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-09
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2017-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-03-31
    ➖
    YARNOLD, Alan Leslie resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-03-31
    ➖
    YARNOLD, Barry resigned
    director
  20. 2007-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As L W YARNOLD LIMITED
  21. 2007-03-09
    ➕
    YARNOLD, Alan Leslie appointed
    director
  22. 2007-03-09
    ➕
    YARNOLD, Alan Leslie appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-03-09
    ➕
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-03-09
    ➖
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-03-09
    ➕
    YARNOLD, Barry appointed
    director
  26. 2007-03-09
    ➕
    DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2007-03-09
    ➖
    DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 "YARNOLD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — YARNOLD, William George (same surname) appointed 2022-07-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Diane Yarnold
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/12/2020
Mr Alan Leslie Yarnold
Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/03/2017

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
Incorporated2007-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46610 — SIC 46610

Registered office

Office 10 Broadaxe Business Park
Presteigne
Powys
LD8 2UH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

YARNOLD, Alan Leslie→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YARNOLD, Diane→
director · ~64y · appointed 2022-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YARNOLD, William George→
director · ~34y · appointed 2022-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YARNOLD, Alan Leslie→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-09 · resigned 2012-03-31
Resigned
DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-09 · resigned 2007-03-09
Resigned
YARNOLD, Barry→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-03-09 · resigned 2012-03-31
Resigned
DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-03-09 · resigned 2007-03-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14