ELDER DRIVE LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
NI640240 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-15
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2024-04-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2020-09-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-12-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-12-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-12-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-11-25
    ➕
    DOHERTY, Daniel appointed
    director
  19. 2019-11-25
    ➕
    DOHERTY, David James appointed
    director
  20. 2019-11-25
    ➖
    DOHERTY, Neal Martin resigned
    director
  21. 2019-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-08-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ELDER DRIVE LIMITED
  23. 2016-08-15
    ➕
    DOHERTY, Neal Martin 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 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Daniel Doherty
Individual · British · DOB 06/1943 · age 83
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting25/11/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Neal Martin Dohertyceased 25/11/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2016-08-15
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

27 Greenmount Terrace
Ballymena
BT43 6BY
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DOHERTY, Daniel→
director · ~83y · appointed 2019-11-25
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Active
DOHERTY, David James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-11-25
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Active
DOHERTY, Neal Martin→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-08-15 · resigned 2019-11-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-05-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-14