BANK TOP GARAGE (WETHERBY) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06914035 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-22
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£13.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), 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 (58/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £13,389
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£13k
↑ 82% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↓ 2.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.4k | £7.3k |
| Current assets | £33.2k | £33.9k |
| Net assets | £13.4k | £7.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-29➕BARNETT, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2025-04-29➖WOOD, Melanie resigneddirector
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-08-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2009-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BANK TOP GARAGE (WETHERBY) LIMITED
- 2009-05-22➕BARNETT, Barry appointeddirector
- 2009-05-22➕THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-05-22➖THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-05-22➕DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann appointeddirector
- 2009-05-22➖DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann resigneddirector
- 2009-05-22➕WOOD, Melanie appointeddirector
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 Sarah Barnett Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/04/2025 |
Mr Barry Barnett Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Melanie Woodceased 29/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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
Incorporated2009-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Sandbeck Trade Centre
Sandbeck Way
Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS22 7DN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BARNETT, Barry→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARNETT, Sarah→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-05-22 · resigned 2009-05-22
DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2009-05-22 · resigned 2009-05-22
WOOD, Melanie→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2009-05-22 · resigned 2025-04-29
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Recent filings (55 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27