AUTO-MARINE CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02474438 · ltd · incorporated 1990-02-26
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£112.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
95 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £112,257
Net assets shrinking
Down £21,361 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£112k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£165k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£41k£82k£123k£164k£205kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£114.6k£140.9k
Current assets£165.1k£204.7k
Net assets£112.3k£133.6k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-06-20
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    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-22
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    THOMAS, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  7. 2023-12-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2022-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2021-10-06
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  11. 2020-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2019-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-31
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  15. 2016-07-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 1998-01-07
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    THOMAS, Claire Louise appointed
    secretary
  17. 1998-01-07
    ➖
    DICKINSON, Dorothy Mary resigned
    secretary
  18. 1992-10-01
    ➖
    STRANGE, John resigned
    director
  19. 1990-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTO-MARINE CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Claire Louise Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2025
Mrs Vivienne Mary Dickinson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr David William Dickinson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1990-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Keepers Cottage
Alston Lane
Churston
Nr.Brixham Devon
TQ5 0HT

Filing status

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

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

THOMAS, Claire Louise→
secretary · appointed 1998-01-07
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Active
DICKINSON, Vivienne Mary→
director · ~73y
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Active
THOMAS, Claire Louise→
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-12-22
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Active
DICKINSON, Dorothy Mary→
secretary · resigned 1998-01-07
Resigned
STRANGE, John→
director · ~59y · resigned 1992-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-06