ARDEN GARAGES (2011) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07495601 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-17
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 15.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£1.33M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45112SIC 45112
- 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.4y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £1,332,058
Cash YoY
+30%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.1m
↑ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.35M | £1.28M |
| Current assets | £1.66M | £1.56M |
| Cash | £1.07M | £822.9k |
| Debtors | £94.6k | £139.3k |
| Net assets | £1.33M | £1.17M |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-03📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-12-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2021-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-16➕TITCHMARSH, Samuel Peter appointeddirector
- 2013-02-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Fce Bank PLC
- 2013-02-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Fce Bank PLC
- 2011-02-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2011-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ARDEN GARAGES (2011) LIMITED
- 2011-01-17➕TITCHMARSH, David Peter appointeddirector
- 2011-01-17➕TITCHMARSH, Tracy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 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
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Peter Titchmarsh Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
Barclays Bank Chambers
Bridge Street
Stratford-Upon-Avon
CV37 6AH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
TITCHMARSH, David Peter→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2011-01-17
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TITCHMARSH, Samuel Peter→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2016-10-16
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TITCHMARSH, Tracy→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-01-17
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Fce Bank Fce Bank PLC | Charge on vehicle stocks | 1 property | 08/02/2013 | 13/12/2021 | |
| satisfied | Fce Bank Fce Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 08/02/2013 | 13/12/2021 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 14/02/2011 | 29/01/2021 |
Recent filings (49 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-04
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-12-13