ANGLO-AMERICAN AUTO SERVICES LIMITED

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01545277 · ltd · incorporated 1981-02-13
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
£491.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 69). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 43.8y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £491,471

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£491k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£491k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£98k£197k£295k£394k£492kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£491.5k£491.5k
Current assets£491.4k£492.2k
Net assets£491.5k£491.5k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-09-06
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  3. 2023-10-25
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  4. 2022-08-11
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  5. 2021-09-20
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  6. 2020-11-12
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  7. 2019-10-24
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  8. 2018-10-15
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  9. 2017-12-20
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  10. 2017-12-20
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  11. 2017-11-17
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  12. 2017-11-01
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  13. 2017-11-01
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  14. 2017-11-01
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  15. 2017-11-01
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  17. 2017-10-30
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    RIDAL, Wayne Martin appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-10-30
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    SHEAVILLS, David resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-10-30
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    SHEAVILLS, David resigned
    director
  20. 2002-05-20
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    RIDAL, Wayne Martin appointed
    director
  21. 2002-05-20
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    LUCAS, Karen Ann resigned
    secretary
  22. 2002-05-20
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    SHEAVILLS, David appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-05-20
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    LUCAS, Michael Paul resigned
    director
  24. 2002-05-20
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    SHEAVILLS, David appointed
    director
  25. 1998-03-06
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    LUCAS, Karen Ann appointed
    secretary
  26. 1998-03-06
    ➕
    LUCAS, Michael Paul appointed
    director
  27. 1998-02-28
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    SHAKESPEARE, Debbie resigned
    secretary
  28. 1998-02-28
    ➖
    MADISON, Frank resigned
    director
  29. 1996-01-31
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    RIDAL, Wayne Martin resigned
    secretary
  30. 1996-01-31
    ➕
    SHAKESPEARE, Debbie appointed
    secretary
  31. 1996-01-31
    ➕
    MADISON, Frank appointed
    director
  32. 1996-01-31
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    RIDAL, Wayne Martin resigned
    director
  33. 1996-01-31
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    SHEAVILLS, Barry, Director resigned
    director
  34. 1996-01-31
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    SHEAVILLS, David resigned
    director
  35. 1995-05-20
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    Charge satisfied #2
  36. 1987-09-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  37. 1987-07-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  38. 1982-09-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  39. 1981-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGLO-AMERICAN AUTO SERVICES LIMITED

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 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 Wayne Martin Ridal
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/10/2017
Mrs Stephanie Ann Ridal
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/10/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Sheavillsceased 30/10/2017· 25-50% shares

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

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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
Incorporated1981-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Yorke Street
Hucknall
Nottingham
NG15 7BT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

RIDAL, Wayne Martin→
secretary · appointed 2017-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RIDAL, Wayne Martin→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUCAS, Karen Ann→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-06 · resigned 2002-05-20
Resigned
RIDAL, Wayne Martin→
secretary · resigned 1996-01-31
Resigned
SHAKESPEARE, Debbie→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-31 · resigned 1998-02-28
Resigned
SHEAVILLS, David→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-20 · resigned 2017-10-30
Resigned
LUCAS, Michael Paul→
director · ~68y · appointed 1998-03-06 · resigned 2002-05-20
Resigned
MADISON, Frank→
director · ~89y · appointed 1996-01-31 · resigned 1998-02-28
Resigned
RIDAL, Wayne Martin→
director · ~69y · resigned 1996-01-31
Resigned
SHEAVILLS, Barry, Director→
director · ~75y · resigned 1996-01-31
Resigned
SHEAVILLS, David→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-05-20 · resigned 2017-10-30
Resigned
SHEAVILLS, David→
director · ~79y · resigned 1996-01-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/07/198720/05/1995
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Charge1 property30/09/198214/09/1987

Recent filings (114 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
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2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-11