AIRE VALLEY AUTOPAINT LTD

🌳Matureactive
07870029 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-05
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£51.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £51,433
Net assets shrinking
Down £42,552 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£51k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£80k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£41k£61k£82k£102kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£62.2k£108.5k
Current assets£79.6k£102.0k
Net assets£51.4k£94.0k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-03-12
    ➕
    WALKER, Donna Marie appointed
    director
  5. 2024-03-12
    ➖
    DODD, Lindsay Jane resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-03-12
    ➖
    DODD, Christopher Philip resigned
    director
  7. 2024-03-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2024-03-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-03-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-03-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2024-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-11-23
    ➕
    WALKER, Matthew appointed
    director
  14. 2023-11-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2011-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRE VALLEY AUTOPAINT LTD
  22. 2011-12-05
    ➕
    DODD, Lindsay Jane appointed
    secretary
  23. 2011-12-05
    ➕
    DODD, Christopher Philip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Dmco Paint Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Dmco Paint Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AIRE VALLEY AUTOPAINT LTD
This company · 07870029

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dmco Paint Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting12/03/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher Philip Doddceased 12/03/2024· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2011-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit H Airedale Trading Park
Cross Hills
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD20 7DS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WALKER, Donna Marie→
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Matthew→
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DODD, Lindsay Jane→
secretary · appointed 2011-12-05 · resigned 2024-03-12
Resigned
DODD, Christopher Philip→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-12-05 · resigned 2024-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-03-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-09