ALTON CARS HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

13623007 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-15

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 62/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 4.3y

25/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Charge age ~4.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	—	£7.14M
Cash	—	£392
Net assets	—	£3.11M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

5 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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officers · TM01
2026-03-26
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officers · TM01
2026-03-26
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officers · TM02
2026-03-25
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JONES, Thomas resigned
director
2026-03-23
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BRAITHWAITE, Sophie Jane resigned
secretary
2026-03-23
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BRAITHWAITE, Sophie Jane resigned
director
2026-03-10
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mortgage · MR01
2026-03-06
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Ares Management Limited as Security Trustee
2026-03-05
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officers · TM01
2026-01-31
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JONES, Neilson Anthony resigned
director
2025-11-03
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ALTON, Sadie Jane appointed
director
2025-11-03
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officers · AP01
2025-07-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-02
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-02
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Charge satisfied #2
2025-06-30
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MILNER, Julian Paul resigned
director
2025-06-11
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accounts · AA
2024-10-23
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officers · CH01
2024-09-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-08
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GREAVES, Wesley appointed
director
2024-08-08
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officers · AP01
2024-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
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capital · SH08
2024-01-26
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-01-26
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Charge satisfied #1
2024-01-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2023-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
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ALI, Rofique appointed
director
2022-02-24
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BUTTERWORTH, Thomas James appointed
director
2022-02-24
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CONNELL, Graham appointed
director
2022-02-24
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BRAITHWAITE, Sophie Jane appointed
secretary
2022-02-24
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ALI, Rofique appointed
director
2022-02-24
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ALI, Rofique resigned
director
2022-02-24
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BRAITHWAITE, Sophie Jane appointed
director
2022-02-24
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JONES, Thomas appointed
director
2022-02-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Anthony Parish (As Security Trustee)
2021-09-15
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Company incorporated
As ALTON CARS HOLDINGS LIMITED
2021-09-15
➕
JONES, Neilson Anthony appointed
director
2021-09-15
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MILNER, Julian Paul appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med ·

5 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BRAITHWAITE, Sophie Jane resigned 2026-03-23; BRAITHWAITE, Sophie Jane resigned 2026-03-23; JONES, Neilson Anthony resigned 2026-01-31

Group structure

Cr Bidco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cr Bidco Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ALTON CARS HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · 13623007

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Cr Bidco Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	30/06/2025

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Julian Paul Milnerceased 30/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Neilson Anthony Jonesceased 30/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2021-09-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Alton Cars Cross Green Approach

Cross Green Industrial Estate

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS9 0SG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-16

Last: 2026-01-02