CENTRAL GARAGES (DARTMOOR) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10014394 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-19
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 Sept 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
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees200300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-09-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-09-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  9. 2022-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-21
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    JUDGE, Hannah Louise resigned
    director
  18. 2016-12-21
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    JUDGE, Paul Justin resigned
    director
  19. 2016-02-19
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    Company incorporated
    As CENTRAL GARAGES (DARTMOOR) LIMITED
  20. 2016-02-19
    ➕
    BROWN, Gary Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2016-02-19
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    BROWN, Mandy appointed
    director
  22. 2016-02-19
    ➕
    JUDGE, Hannah Louise appointed
    director
  23. 2016-02-19
    ➕
    JUDGE, Paul Justin 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 Mandy Brown
Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/12/2017
Mr Gary Anthony Brown
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/12/2017

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
Incorporated2016-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

7c Cranmere Road
Exeter Road Industrial Estate
Okehampton
Devon
EX20 1UE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BROWN, Gary Anthony→
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Mandy→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JUDGE, Hannah Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-02-19 · resigned 2016-12-21
Resigned
JUDGE, Paul Justin→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-02-19 · resigned 2016-12-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-07
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-09-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-06