AIREDALE MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06583936 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-02
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.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy — profile has hardened into "well run hard buy" recently.
- · Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
- · Hygiene score: 70 → 90
- · Opportunity score: 69 → 78
- · Bankability: 65 → 75
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ·Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
- ↑Opportunity score: 69 → 78
- ↑Hygiene score: 70 → 90
- ↑Bankability: 65 → 75
- ·Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£549.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £549,847
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,092 YoY
Cash YoY
+138%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£217k
↑ 138% YoY
Net Worth
£550k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£565k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £782.7k | £760.4k |
| Current assets | £565.0k | £524.7k |
| Cash | £216.8k | £90.9k |
| Debtors | £28.4k | £21.7k |
| Net assets | £549.8k | £552.9k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-08-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2022-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-06-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-07-27➕HUDSON, Nadine Sarah appointeddirector
- 2009-05-01➖HUDSON, Nadine resignedsecretary
- 2008-07-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2008-05-02🏢Company incorporatedAs AIREDALE MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
- 2008-05-02➕HUDSON, Andrew Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2008-05-02➕HUDSON, Nadine appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Nadine Sarah Hudson Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Andrew Geoffrey Hudson Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2008-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Tower Chapel
9 Golden Butts Road
Ilkley
West Yorkshire
LS29 8HS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HUDSON, Andrew Geoffrey→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-05-02
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HUDSON, Nadine Sarah→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2010-07-27
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HUDSON, Nadine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-05-02 · resigned 2009-05-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/08/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 23/07/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-13