AUTO SERVICES (HORSHAM) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00763379 · ltd · incorporated 1963-06-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
96 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-05📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-06-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-22➖WICKENDEN, Susan Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2021-12-22➖WICKENDEN, Susan Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-15➕WICKENDEN, Andrew Richard appointeddirector
- 2012-02-17➖WICKENDEN, Richard Templer resigneddirector
- 1998-03-20➖GOLDSMITH, Kenneth Brian resigneddirector
- 1963-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTO SERVICES (HORSHAM) LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 63 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Andrew Richard Wickenden Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 05/10/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- The Exor'S Of Mrs Susan Elizabeth Wickendenceased 05/10/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1963-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Heath Business Centre
Pear Tree Hill Bonehurst Road
Salfords Redhill
Surrey
RH1 5EN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
WICKENDEN, Andrew Richard→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2012-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WICKENDEN, Susan Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2021-12-22
GOLDSMITH, Kenneth Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 1998-03-20
WICKENDEN, Richard Templer→
Resigneddirector · ~101y · resigned 2012-02-17
WICKENDEN, Susan Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~103y · resigned 2021-12-22
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Recent filings (96 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-06