ARDLEIGH GARAGE SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
08920952 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-04
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees1000900

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
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-03
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    DENBY, Jonathan James appointed
    director
  3. 2026-03-03
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    MORRISON-CLARK, Reece Connor appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-03
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-04-14
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2021-06-03
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  11. 2020-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2019-06-13
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  13. 2018-11-06
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    address · AD01
  14. 2018-10-03
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-09-01
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    JOHNSON LAIRD, Malcolm resigned
    director
  16. 2018-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-26
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-07-08
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  19. 2014-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ARDLEIGH GARAGE SERVICES LTD
  20. 2014-03-04
    ➕
    JOHNSON LAIRD, David appointed
    director
  21. 2014-03-04
    ➕
    JOHNSON LAIRD, Malcolm appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Johnson Laird
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/03/2017

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
Incorporated2014-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Ardleigh Garage Services Jubilee Lane
Ardleigh
Colchester
CO7 7RY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

DENBY, Jonathan James→
director · ~37y · appointed 2026-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON LAIRD, David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-03-04
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Active
MORRISON-CLARK, Reece Connor→
director · ~30y · appointed 2026-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON LAIRD, Malcolm→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-03-04 · resigned 2018-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-14