ARBOR LANE GARAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07258694 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-19
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 May 2025
Net worth
£305.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
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 (78/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £305,623

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£239k
Net Worth
£306k
↑ 3.4% YoY
Current Assets
£244k
↑ 7.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£61k£122k£183k£244k£306kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£305.6k£295.6k
Current assets£243.5k£226.9k
Cash£238.7k—
Debtors£4.8k—
Net assets£305.6k£295.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-08-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-06-01
    ➕
    COLEMAN, Benjamin appointed
    director
  6. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-09-06
    ➖
    COLEMAN, Benjamin James resigned
    director
  16. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ARBOR LANE GARAGE LIMITED
  19. 2010-05-19
    ➕
    COLEMAN, Anthony Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2010-05-19
    ➕
    COLEMAN, Shirley appointed
    director
  21. 2010-05-19
    ➕
    COLEMAN, Benjamin James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — COLEMAN, Benjamin (same surname) appointed 2025-06-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benjamin Coleman
Individual · British · DOB 07/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/06/2025
Mrs Shirley Coleman
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Anthony Richard Coleman
Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Benjamin James Colemanceased 06/09/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2010-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Arbor Lane Garage Arbor Lane
Winnersh
Wokingham
RG41 5JA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

COLEMAN, Anthony Richard→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-05-19
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Active
COLEMAN, Benjamin→
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-06-01
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Active
COLEMAN, Shirley→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLEMAN, Benjamin James→
director · ~35y · appointed 2010-05-19 · resigned 2019-09-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09