ARNEWOOD MOTOR COMPANY LTD
🌳Matureactive
08567205 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-12
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-06-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ARNEWOOD MOTOR COMPANY LTD
- 2013-06-12➕ODELL, Linda appointeddirector
- 2013-06-12➕ODELL, Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Peter Odell Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Linda Odell Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
2-4 Manor Road
New Milton
Hants
BH25 5EN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ODELL, Linda→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-06-12
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ODELL, Peter→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-06-12
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Recent filings (28 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2025-09-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-13