EARDISLEY AUTO SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09653534 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-23
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£86.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £86,582

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£87k
Current Assets
£108k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-08-31
Total assets£114.7k
Current assets£107.8k
Net assets£86.6k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-05-30
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  3. 2024-09-25
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  4. 2024-05-22
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  5. 2023-11-28
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  6. 2023-05-31
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  7. 2022-10-03
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  8. 2022-05-31
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  9. 2021-07-27
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  10. 2021-05-28
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  11. 2020-08-27
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  12. 2019-04-05
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  13. 2019-02-14
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  14. 2018-04-30
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  15. 2017-05-22
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  16. 2017-03-06
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  17. 2015-06-23
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    Company incorporated
    As EARDISLEY AUTO SERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2015-06-23
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    KERR, Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  19. 2015-06-23
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    KERR, Lorraine Tracy appointed
    director
  20. 2015-06-23
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    KERR, Scott Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mrs Lorraine Tracy Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares27/07/2021
Mr Scott Andrew Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares23/06/2016

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
Incorporated2015-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Office 10 Broadaxe Business Park
Presteigne
Powys
LD8 2UH
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

KERR, Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2015-06-23
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KERR, Lorraine Tracy→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-06-23
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KERR, Scott Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-06-23
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Recent filings (28 total)

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accounts · AAMD
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28