SEAN WALKINSHAW RACING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06214182 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-16
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Debtors | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-25➕WALKINSHAW, Sean Nathan Thomas appointeddirector
- 2025-06-25➖WALKINSHAW, Ryan William Jean resigneddirector
- 2025-06-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-11-17✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2023-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-17➖MOTTIN, Jean Emmanuel resignedsecretary
- 2021-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-19➕PAGE, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2010-12-12➖WALKINSHAW, Thomas Dobbie Thomson resigneddirector
- 2010-05-05➕WALKINSHAW, Ryan William Jean appointeddirector
- 2008-08-12➖HART, Sharon resignednominee-secretary
- 2008-08-12➕MOTTIN, Jean Emmanuel appointedsecretary
- 2008-08-12➕WALKINSHAW, Thomas Dobbie Thomson appointeddirector
- 2008-08-12➖WILKINSON, Colin John resignednominee-director
- 2007-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs SEAN WALKINSHAW RACING LIMITED
- 2007-04-16➕HART, Sharon appointednominee-secretary
- 2007-04-16➕WILKINSON, Colin John appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
88/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WALKINSHAW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Martine Mottin Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 16/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Manufactory House
Bell Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG14 1BP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
PAGE, Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2016-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALKINSHAW, Sean Nathan Thomas→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HART, Sharon→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-16 · resigned 2008-08-12
MOTTIN, Jean Emmanuel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-08-12 · resigned 2021-06-17
WALKINSHAW, Ryan William Jean→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2010-05-05 · resigned 2025-06-25
WALKINSHAW, Thomas Dobbie Thomson→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2008-08-12 · resigned 2010-12-12
WILKINSON, Colin John→
Resignednominee-director · ~57y · appointed 2007-04-16 · resigned 2008-08-12
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (61 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-11-17
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-01