AUTOWISE TYRE AND AUTOCENTRES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03080844 · ltd · incorporated 1995-07-18

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

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£10.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 26.9y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 26.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

110 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £10,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£10k

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£10.0k	£10.0k
Debtors	£10.0k	£10.0k
Net assets	£10.0k	£10.0k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2026-02-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-04-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-25
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LANT, Steven resigned
director
2020-12-01
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HUGHES, Simon Lee appointed
director
2020-11-16
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-09-17
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auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2019-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-03-06
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-03-06
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Charge satisfied #3
2019-02-15
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2018-12-18
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
2018-11-10
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-11-10
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-10-31
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BUTCHER, Jonathan Gary appointed
director
2018-10-31
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GLENCROSS, Leon appointed
director
2018-10-31
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STEPHENS, Hilary Clare resigned
secretary
2018-10-31
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LANT, Steven appointed
director
2018-10-31
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SHEARING, Paul Jonathan resigned
director
2012-01-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2006-01-20
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STEPHENS, Hilary Clare appointed
secretary
2006-01-17
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HICKLING, Susan Diana resigned
secretary
2006-01-17
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HICKLING, Timothy Nigel Irwin resigned
director
2000-08-01
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BARDEN, John William resigned
director
1999-08-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1998-06-12
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BARDEN, John William appointed
director
1996-06-21
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HICKLING, Susan Diana appointed
secretary
1996-06-21
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WOODFINES COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
1996-06-21
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HICKLING, Timothy Nigel Irwin appointed
director
1996-06-21
➕
SHEARING, Paul Jonathan appointed
director
1996-06-21
➖
LEEDS DAY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
1995-07-18
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Company incorporated
As AUTOWISE TYRE AND AUTOCENTRES LIMITED
1995-07-18
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WOODFINES COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1995-07-18
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LEEDS DAY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

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

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Pjs Automotive Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AUTOWISE TYRE AND AUTOCENTRES LIMITED

This company · 03080844

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Pjs Automotive Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1995-07-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Aston House

18 Boulton Road

Stevenage

Hertfordshire

SG1 4QX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-13

Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

BUTCHER, Jonathan Gary→

director · ~60y · appointed 2018-10-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GLENCROSS, Leon→

director · ~54y · appointed 2018-10-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HUGHES, Simon Lee→

director · ~50y · appointed 2020-12-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HICKLING, Susan Diana→

secretary · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 2006-01-17

Resigned

STEPHENS, Hilary Clare→

secretary · appointed 2006-01-20 · resigned 2018-10-31

Resigned

WOODFINES COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1995-07-18 · resigned 1996-06-21

Resigned

BARDEN, John William→

director · ~71y · appointed 1998-06-12 · resigned 2000-08-01

Resigned

HICKLING, Timothy Nigel Irwin→

director · ~85y · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 2006-01-17

Resigned

LANT, Steven→

director · ~75y · appointed 2018-10-31 · resigned 2021-01-25

Resigned

SHEARING, Paul Jonathan→

director · ~61y · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 2018-10-31

Resigned

LEEDS DAY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 1995-07-18 · resigned 1996-06-21

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	15/02/2019	—
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited	A registered charge	—	18/12/2018	06/03/2019
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	16/01/2012	10/11/2018
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	06/08/1999	10/11/2018

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Recent filings (110 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-12-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2021-11-12

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2021-08-04

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-04-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2021-04-01

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-02-19