ALDERSON AUTO'S LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09106769 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-30
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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 78/100 (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 (65/100).

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 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

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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees700600

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
1
filing
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-16
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2019-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-06-01
    ➕
    GREEN, David appointed
    director
  14. 2018-04-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-01
    ➕
    ALDERSON, Andrew Martin appointed
    director
  17. 2017-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-06-18
    ➖
    GREEN, David, Mr resigned
    director
  19. 2015-06-02
    ➕
    ALDERSON, Madeline Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALDERSON AUTO'S LIMITED
  21. 2014-06-30
    ➕
    GREEN, David, Mr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALDERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Andrew Martin Alderson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest16/09/2020
Mrs Madeline Ann Alderson
Individual · English · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Suite 4 Crossgates House, 67 Crossgates Shopping Centre
Station Road
Leeds
LS15 8EU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ALDERSON, Andrew Martin→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-01-01
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Active
ALDERSON, Madeline Ann→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-06-02
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Active
GREEN, David→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-06-01
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Active
GREEN, David, Mr →
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-06-30 · resigned 2015-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-16