ALWOODLEY MOTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07537707 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-22
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2026
Net worth
£1.04M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.1y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.1 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, 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,044,605
Cash YoY
+43%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£546k
↑ 43% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£231k£461k£692k£922k£1.2mFeb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Total assets£1.05M£987.0k
Current assets£1.15M£1.09M
Cash£545.6k£380.5k
Debtors£10.6k£13.2k
Net assets£1.04M£986.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2026-05-08
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  6. 2026-01-08
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  7. 2026-01-08
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  8. 2025-10-15
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    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2025-10-15
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    Charge satisfied #2
  10. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-06-24
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  12. 2023-06-06
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  13. 2022-06-08
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  14. 2022-01-06
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    MARLOWE, Jade Marie appointed
    director
  15. 2022-01-06
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  16. 2021-05-19
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  17. 2020-05-22
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  18. 2019-06-19
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  19. 2019-02-13
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  20. 2013-10-17
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    MARLOWE, Debra Gail appointed
    director
  21. 2012-11-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2012-11-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  23. 2011-06-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Mr Edward Ian Marlowe
  24. 2011-02-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ALWOODLEY MOTORS LIMITED
  25. 2011-02-22
    ➕
    MARLOWE, Edward Ian appointed
    director
  26. 2011-02-22
    ➕
    MARLOWE, Robert Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MARLOWE, Jade Marie (same surname) appointed 2022-01-06. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Alexander Marlowe
Individual · British · DOB 06/1986 · age 40
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Jade Marie Marlowe
Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/01/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Edward Ian Marloweceased 06/02/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated2011-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

C/O Beaumonts 8 Navigation Court
Calder Park
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 7BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

MARLOWE, Debra Gail→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARLOWE, Edward Ian→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARLOWE, Jade Marie→
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-01-06
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Active
MARLOWE, Robert Alexander→
director · ~40y · appointed 2011-02-22
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Mortgage debenture1 property01/11/201215/10/2025
satisfied
Mr Edward Ian Marlowe
Debenture1 property06/06/201116/11/2012

Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03