ALDERSHOT CAR SPARES LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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- • 1 accounts
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-07-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-04-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-04-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-02-16📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2010-06-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ALDERSHOT CAR SPARES LIMITED
- 2010-06-04➕BOULDEN, Gordon John appointeddirector
- 2010-06-04➕DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann appointednominee-director
- 2010-06-04➖DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanGroup structure
Boulden Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Boulden Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/11/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gordon John Bouldenceased 17/11/2017· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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