AUTOCARE (HALIFAX) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02635335 · ltd · incorporated 1991-08-06

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 29.4y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 29.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (7 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

105 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	3100	2700

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-06-01
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-01
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-29
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SAMRA, Tanraj Singh resigned
director
2020-01-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-11-05
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SAMRA, Pavanraj Singh resigned
director
2019-11-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-09-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-07-23
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2018-07-23
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Charge satisfied #4
2018-07-23
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-10-09
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SAMRA, Pavanraj Singh appointed
director
2017-10-09
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SAMRA, Tanraj Singh appointed
director
2004-02-26
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2004-01-20
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Charge registered #4
Lender: International Motors Finance Limited
2004-01-17
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Charge satisfied #3
2003-03-03
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2002-12-19
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1997-01-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1993-08-20
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KAUR, Kulwinder appointed
director
1993-08-20
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KAUR, Surinder appointed
director
1993-08-20
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SAMRA, Surinder Kaur appointed
director
1993-01-30
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SAMRA, Amrik Singh appointed
secretary
1993-01-30
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SAMRA, Rajinda resigned
secretary
1991-08-06
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Company incorporated
As AUTOCARE (HALIFAX) LIMITED
1991-08-06
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SAMRA, Amrik Singh appointed
director
1991-08-06
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SAMRA, Rashpal Singh appointed
director
1991-08-06
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SINGH, Gian appointed
director
1991-08-06
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SAMRA, Rajinda appointed
secretary
1991-08-06
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1991-08-06
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — 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 74 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 35 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.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Amrik Singh Samra Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2026
Mr Rashpal Singh Samra Individual · British · DOB 12/1952 · age 74	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Gian Singh Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Amrik Singh Samraceased 01/06/2026· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated1991-08-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Portland House

9 St John's Place

Halifax

HX1 2QN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-27

Last: 2025-07-13