A-LINE COACHES COVENTRY LTD

🌳Matureactive
08010318 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
41 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees—1400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-25
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  3. 2023-09-26
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  4. 2022-09-05
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  5. 2021-05-21
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  6. 2020-09-29
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  7. 2019-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-12-06
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  10. 2017-12-05
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    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2017-11-30
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  12. 2016-09-30
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  13. 2016-04-01
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  14. 2015-09-24
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-10-27
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    BRADLEY, Nigel appointed
    director
  17. 2012-12-31
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    HAYWOOD, Brian resigned
    director
  18. 2012-12-27
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    SWORDS, James Patrick appointed
    director
  19. 2012-03-28
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    Company incorporated
    As A-LINE COACHES COVENTRY LTD
  20. 2012-03-28
    ➕
    HAYWOOD, Brian 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Patrick Swords
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Nigel Bradley
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79909 — Other reservation service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Coach House Brandon Road
Binley
Coventry
CV3 2JD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BRADLEY, Nigel→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWORDS, James Patrick→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-12-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYWOOD, Brian→
director · ~86y · appointed 2012-03-28 · resigned 2012-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-24