AUTOMAC (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03200331 · ltd · incorporated 1996-05-17
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees800900

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  3. 2023-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2022-12-22
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    PELLEGATTA, Stefano appointed
    director
  6. 2022-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-10-31
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    MELE, Stefano resigned
    director
  8. 2022-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-04-01
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    MELE, Stefano appointed
    director
  13. 2019-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-03-31
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    OLIVERI, Elisabetta resigned
    director
  16. 2018-07-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-12-15
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    capital · SH08
  20. 2017-12-15
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    capital · SH10
  21. 2014-04-24
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    OLIVERI, Elisabetta appointed
    director
  22. 2011-02-28
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    BECUCCI, Maurizio resigned
    secretary
  23. 2010-05-18
    ➖
    BECUCCI, Maurizio resigned
    director
  24. 2010-05-18
    ➖
    COOPER, Nicholas Vernon resigned
    director
  25. 2010-05-01
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    GOVONI, Michele appointed
    director
  26. 2000-08-31
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    BECUCCI, Maurizio appointed
    secretary
  27. 2000-08-31
    ➖
    LEWIS, Miriam Elizabeth Patricia resigned
    secretary
  28. 2000-08-31
    ➕
    COOPER, Nicholas Vernon appointed
    director
  29. 1999-08-25
    ➖
    BECUCCI, Maurizio resigned
    secretary
  30. 1999-08-25
    ➕
    LEWIS, Miriam Elizabeth Patricia appointed
    secretary
  31. 1999-08-25
    ➖
    LISTER, David Alan resigned
    director
  32. 1998-05-12
    ➕
    BECUCCI, Maurizio appointed
    secretary
  33. 1998-05-12
    ➖
    LEWIS, Miriam Elizabeth Patricia resigned
    secretary
  34. 1998-05-12
    ➕
    LISTER, David Alan appointed
    director
  35. 1997-08-31
    ➖
    BECUCCI, Maurizio resigned
    secretary
  36. 1997-08-31
    ➕
    LEWIS, Miriam Elizabeth Patricia appointed
    secretary
  37. 1997-08-31
    ➕
    BECUCCI, Maurizio appointed
    director
  38. 1997-08-31
    ➖
    DI GIORGIO, Paride resigned
    director
  39. 1996-05-17
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTOMAC (UK) LIMITED
  40. 1996-05-17
    ➕
    BECUCCI, Maurizio appointed
    secretary
  41. 1996-05-17
    ➕
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 1996-05-17
    ➖
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 1996-05-17
    ➕
    DI GIORGIO, Paride appointed
    director
  44. 1996-05-17
    ➕
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  45. 1996-05-17
    ➖
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Gruppo Fabbri Vignola Spa is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Gruppo Fabbri Vignola Spa
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AUTOMAC (UK) LIMITED
This company · 03200331

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gruppo Fabbri Vignola Spa
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares17/05/2017

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
Incorporated1996-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Unit A Browning Way
Woodford Park Industrial Estate
Winsford
Cheshire
CW7 2RH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-26
Last: 2026-05-12

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

GOVONI, Michele→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PELLEGATTA, Stefano→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BECUCCI, Maurizio→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-31 · resigned 2011-02-28
Resigned
BECUCCI, Maurizio→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 1999-08-25
Resigned
BECUCCI, Maurizio→
secretary · appointed 1996-05-17 · resigned 1997-08-31
Resigned
LEWIS, Miriam Elizabeth Patricia→
secretary · appointed 1999-08-25 · resigned 2000-08-31
Resigned
LEWIS, Miriam Elizabeth Patricia→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-31 · resigned 1998-05-12
Resigned
HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-05-17 · resigned 1996-05-17
Resigned
BECUCCI, Maurizio→
director · ~84y · appointed 1997-08-31 · resigned 2010-05-18
Resigned
COOPER, Nicholas Vernon→
director · ~81y · appointed 2000-08-31 · resigned 2010-05-18
Resigned
DI GIORGIO, Paride→
director · ~91y · appointed 1996-05-17 · resigned 1997-08-31
Resigned
LISTER, David Alan→
director · ~75y · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 1999-08-25
Resigned
MELE, Stefano→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2022-10-31
Resigned
OLIVERI, Elisabetta→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-04-24 · resigned 2019-03-31
Resigned
HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-05-17 · resigned 1996-05-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (108 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-03-26