AUTOSWITCH ELECTRONICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03117327 · ltd · incorporated 1995-10-24
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£17.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
89 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,756

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£18k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£19kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£17.8k£15.6k
Current assets£19.4k£16.4k
Cash—£8.9k
Debtors£11.9k£3
Net assets£17.8k£15.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-08-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2007-10-24
    ➕
    PROFIT, Gillian appointed
    director
  17. 2006-08-26
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Colin Dennis appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-08-26
    ➕
    PROFIT, Alan Lynford appointed
    director
  19. 2006-08-26
    ➖
    PLATTEN, Rosemary resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-08-26
    ➖
    PLATTEN, Brian Douglas resigned
    director
  21. 1995-10-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTOSWITCH ELECTRONICS LIMITED
  22. 1995-10-24
    ➕
    PLATTEN, Rosemary appointed
    secretary
  23. 1995-10-24
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1995-10-24
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1995-10-24
    ➕
    PLATTEN, Brian Douglas appointed
    director
  26. 1995-10-24
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1995-10-24
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alan Lynford Profit
Individual · British · DOB 07/1950 · age 76
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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7 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
Incorporated1995-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

C/O Tc Thompson Taraz Rand Suite 20, New Cambridge House
Bassingbourn Road
Litlington
Cambridgeshire
SG8 0SS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

TAYLOR, Colin Dennis→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PROFIT, Alan Lynford→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PROFIT, Gillian→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PLATTEN, Rosemary→
secretary · appointed 1995-10-24 · resigned 2006-08-26
Resigned
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-10-24 · resigned 1995-10-24
Resigned
PLATTEN, Brian Douglas→
director · ~93y · appointed 1995-10-24 · resigned 2006-08-26
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-10-24 · resigned 1995-10-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26