AUTO-MASTERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00768855 · ltd · incorporated 1963-07-25
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (56/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-23
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-26
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    MARSH, John Richard resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2023-06-02
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  7. 2022-05-25
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  8. 2021-06-09
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-03
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-16
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    officers · AP03
  11. 2019-08-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2019-08-14
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    MARSH, Neil Nicholas appointed
    secretary
  13. 2019-07-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-07-26
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    MARSH, Barbara Ward resigned
    secretary
  15. 2019-07-26
    ➖
    MARSH, Barbara Ward resigned
    director
  16. 2018-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  17. 2018-05-30
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  18. 2017-06-26
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  19. 2017-06-16
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    officers · TM01
  20. 2017-06-01
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    MARSH, Charles Richard resigned
    director
  21. 1988-01-18
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    MARSH, Neil Nicholas appointed
    director
  22. 1988-01-18
    ➕
    MARSH, John Richard appointed
    director
  23. 1963-07-25
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTO-MASTERS LIMITED
  24. 1963-07-25
    ➕
    MARSH, Barbara Ward appointed
    director
  25. 1963-07-25
    ➕
    MARSH, Charles Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 38 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 38 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

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
Mr Neil Nicholas Marsh
Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr John Richard Marsh
Individual · British · DOB 10/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Charles Marshceased 01/06/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1963-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

Unit 11 Graphite Way, Hadfield
Glossop
Derbyshire
SK13 1QH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-24
Last: 2026-07-10

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MARSH, Neil Nicholas→
secretary · appointed 2019-08-14
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Active
MARSH, Neil Nicholas→
director · ~73y · appointed 1988-01-18
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Active
MARSH, Barbara Ward→
secretary · resigned 2019-07-26
Resigned
MARSH, Barbara Ward→
director · ~99y · appointed 1963-07-25 · resigned 2019-07-26
Resigned
MARSH, Charles Richard→
director · ~103y · appointed 1963-07-25 · resigned 2017-06-01
Resigned
MARSH, John Richard→
director · ~77y · appointed 1988-01-18 · resigned 2025-03-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13