AUTO-PARTS (SOUTH WALES) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00829529 · ltd · incorporated 1964-12-02
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£607.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.9y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £607,454
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£607k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 5.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £658.2k | £662.8k |
| Current assets | £1.27M | £1.20M |
| Cash | — | £5.0k |
| Debtors | £494.1k | £416.0k |
| Net assets | £607.5k | £538.8k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-06-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-06-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2024-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-03-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-08-21➖EDWARDS, Christine Anne resignedsecretary
- 2021-08-21➖EDWARDS, Christine Anne resigneddirector
- 2021-08-21➖EDWARDS, Delwyn Peter resigneddirector
- 2021-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-31➖THOMAS, Brian James resigneddirector
- 2014-02-28➖PORTER, Nicholas William resigneddirector
- 2013-08-21➕EDWARDS, Nicholas Peter appointeddirector
- 2010-12-01➕PORTER, Nicholas William appointeddirector
- 2009-09-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 1964-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTO-PARTS (SOUTH WALES) LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas Peter Edwards Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 21/08/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Delwyn Peter Edwardsceased 21/08/2021· 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1964-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310
Registered office
Ynysangharad Road
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taff
CF37 4DA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
EDWARDS, Nicholas Peter→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2013-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EDWARDS, Christine Anne→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2021-08-21
EDWARDS, Christine Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 2021-08-21
EDWARDS, Delwyn Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 2021-08-21
PORTER, Nicholas William→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2014-02-28
THOMAS, Brian James→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 2017-03-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 21/10/2024 | 23/06/2026 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 02/09/2009 | — |
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Recent filings (107 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-23