AUTARKY AUTOMATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01067624 · ltd · incorporated 1972-08-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28930
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

12 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 48.0y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 48.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30
Average employees1500

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2026-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-31
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-03-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-01-31
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  17. 2010-10-01
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2003-02-13
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    Charge satisfied #7
  19. 2003-02-13
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    Charge satisfied #6
  20. 2002-10-13
    ➕
    NORTH, Donald Richard appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-10-13
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    NORTH, Ann Violet resigned
    secretary
  22. 2002-10-13
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    NORTH, Ann Violet resigned
    director
  23. 2001-05-17
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    Charge satisfied #8
  24. 2001-05-17
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    Charge satisfied #5
  25. 2001-05-17
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    Charge satisfied #4
  26. 2001-05-17
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    Charge satisfied #3
  27. 2000-09-25
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 2000-09-25
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 1999-08-20
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  30. 1999-06-15
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Eagle Star Life Assurance Company Limited
  31. 1999-06-15
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Eagle Star Life Assurance Company Limited
  32. 1995-02-23
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    Charge satisfied #2
  33. 1995-02-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  34. 1995-01-17
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  35. 1991-10-15
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    NORTH, Stuart Richard appointed
    director
  36. 1989-01-26
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited
  37. 1985-06-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  38. 1983-09-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited
  39. 1978-06-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Eagle Star Insurance Company LTD
  40. 1972-08-24
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTARKY AUTOMATION LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

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

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Autarky Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AUTARKY AUTOMATION LIMITED
This company · 01067624

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Autarky Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1972-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28930 — SIC 28930

Registered office

Unit 16 Charlwoods Place
East Grinstead
West Sussex
RH19 2HY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

NORTH, Donald Richard→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-13
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Active
NORTH, Bradley James→
director · ~60y
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Active
NORTH, Donald Richard→
director · ~89y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORTH, Stuart Richard→
director · ~58y · appointed 1991-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORTH, Ann Violet→
secretary · resigned 2002-10-13
Resigned
NORTH, Ann Violet→
director · ~88y · resigned 2002-10-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

12
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property31/01/2014—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Charge of deposit1 property01/10/2010—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property25/09/2000—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property25/09/2000—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property20/08/199917/05/2001
satisfied
Eagle Star Life Assurance Company
Eagle Star Life Assurance Company Limited
Debenture1 property15/06/199913/02/2003
satisfied
Eagle Star Life Assurance Company
Eagle Star Life Assurance Company Limited
Legal mortgage1 property15/06/199913/02/2003
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property17/01/199517/05/2001
satisfied
Eagle Star Insurance Company
Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited
Deed of further charge1 property26/01/198917/05/2001
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property13/06/198517/05/2001
satisfied
Eagle Star Insurance Company
Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited
Deed1 property13/09/198323/02/1995
satisfied
Eagle Star Insurance Company
Eagle Star Insurance Company LTD
Legal charge1 property19/06/197823/02/1995
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Recent filings (117 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-04-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-30