AUTOCRAFT EQUIPMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02116652 · ltd · incorporated 1987-03-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£135.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £135,743
Net assets shrinking
Down £354,540 YoY
Cash YoY
+114%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£70k
↑ 114% YoY
Net Worth
£136k
↓ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£234k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£118k£236k£353k£471k£589kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£142.7k£522.7k
Current assets£234.4k£588.9k
Cash£70.0k£32.7k
Debtors£110.7k£500.0k
Net assets£135.7k£490.3k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-01-15
    ➖
    WALL, Frederick Charles resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-01-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-11-11
    ➕
    HAMILTON BINGLEY, Douglas appointed
    director
  6. 2025-11-11
    ➖
    WALL, Margaret May resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-11-11
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2025-11-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-02-08
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2022-02-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2020-07-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-06-10
    ➖
    MAY, Angela resigned
    director
  19. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-05-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-05-20
    ➕
    MAY, Angela appointed
    director
  22. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-01-31
    ➕
    BEST, Tina Jayne appointed
    director
  24. 1998-02-01
    ➕
    WALL, Margaret May appointed
    secretary
  25. 1998-01-30
    ➖
    DE VANE, Ingrid Petronella Maria resigned
    secretary
  26. 1996-01-10
    ➕
    DE VANE, Ingrid Petronella Maria appointed
    secretary
  27. 1995-12-12
    ➖
    DE VANE, Richard David John resigned
    secretary
  28. 1995-12-12
    ➖
    DE VANE, Richard David John resigned
    director
  29. 1987-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTOCRAFT EQUIPMENT LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: WALL, Margaret May resigned 2025-11-11; WALL, Frederick Charles resigned 2026-01-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Tina Jayne Best
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/01/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Fred Wallceased 15/01/2026· board control

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
Incorporated1987-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310

Registered office

Unit 19 Martock Business Park
Martock
Somerset
TA12 6HB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BEST, Tina Jayne→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMILTON BINGLEY, Douglas→
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DE VANE, Ingrid Petronella Maria→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-10 · resigned 1998-01-30
Resigned
DE VANE, Richard David John→
secretary · resigned 1995-12-12
Resigned
WALL, Margaret May→
secretary · appointed 1998-02-01 · resigned 2025-11-11
Resigned
DE VANE, Richard David John→
director · ~81y · resigned 1995-12-12
Resigned
MAY, Angela→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-05-20 · resigned 2020-06-10
Resigned
WALL, Frederick Charles→
director · ~79y · resigned 2026-01-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-02-08