AUTOSKIP LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
03298169 · ltd · incorporated 1996-12-31
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 22.3y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-01-02
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2018-01-02
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2017-10-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2017-09-27
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2017-06-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2016-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2016-09-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2016-09-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2016-03-24
    ➕
    BAIRD, Lucy appointed
    director
  10. 2016-03-24
    ➖
    PINNINGTON, Lyndsey resigned
    director
  11. 2016-01-27
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2016-01-27
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2016-01-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-01-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-01-26
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  16. 2016-01-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-10-06
    ➖
    GRANT, Helen Clare resigned
    director
  18. 2015-05-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2015-05-26
    ➕
    SANNE GROUP SECRETARIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2015-05-26
    ➖
    JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2015-05-26
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  22. 2015-05-26
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2015-01-21
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  24. 2014-08-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2014-08-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2014-08-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2014-08-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2014-08-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2014-08-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2014-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  31. 2014-02-28
    ➖
    GODWIN, Dean resigned
    director
  32. 2014-02-28
    ➖
    HOPKINS, Stephanie resigned
    director
  33. 2013-06-01
    ➕
    GODWIN, Dean appointed
    director
  34. 2013-06-01
    ➕
    HOPKINS, Stephanie appointed
    director
  35. 2013-06-01
    ➖
    VARDON, Simon resigned
    director
  36. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    PINNINGTON, Lyndsey appointed
    director
  37. 2013-02-15
    ➖
    WARREN, Marisa Joanne resigned
    director
  38. 2009-09-17
    ➖
    LE BLANCQ, Daniel resigned
    director
  39. 2009-09-17
    ➕
    WARREN, Marisa Joanne appointed
    director
  40. 2007-10-26
    ➖
    CHAPMAN, Julia Anne Jennifer resigned
    director
  41. 2007-10-26
    ➕
    GRANT, Helen Clare appointed
    director
  42. 2007-10-26
    ➕
    VARDON, Simon appointed
    director
  43. 2004-01-15
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  44. 2004-01-15
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  45. 2004-01-15
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  46. 2003-06-23
    ➕
    ESSEX CATER, Gareth appointed
    director
  47. 2003-06-23
    ➖
    DE CARTERET, Simon Boyd resigned
    director
  48. 2003-06-23
    ➖
    GIBSON, Raymond Terry resigned
    director
  49. 2003-06-23
    ➕
    LE BLANCQ, Daniel appointed
    director
  50. 1997-01-22
    ➕
    JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

83/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-01-02

🔒Co-director network graph

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Manufacturing · SW postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
3DAM LTD→
11649401 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
3K HOME AND FURNITURE LTD→
15348895 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
4 JOINERY LIMITED→
14121475 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
700QIBAI LTD→
16142031 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
75PHARMA GROUP LIMITED→
13152498 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
84 MONSTERS LIMITED→
13051259 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
A2Y GAS HEATING & PLUMBING LIMITED→
15117109 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
A2Z PRINTING LTD→
15122321 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
AA.ACME CARPET LTD→
16221712 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ABBOTT & ABBOTT EYEWEAR LIMITED→
15885438 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ABLE BIKES LIMITED→
12399712 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————6y——
ABLY GLASS LTD.→
07903535 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
————14y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-12-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30110 — SIC 30110

Registered office

Asticus Building, 2nd Floor,
21 Palmer Street
London
SW1H 0AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2016-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 13 resigned)

SANNE GROUP SECRETARIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAIRD, Lucy→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ESSEX CATER, Gareth→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-22 · resigned 2015-05-26
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-12-31 · resigned 1997-01-22
Resigned
CHAPMAN, Julia Anne Jennifer→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-01-22 · resigned 2007-10-26
Resigned
DE CARTERET, Simon Boyd→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-01-22 · resigned 2003-06-23
Resigned
GIBSON, Raymond Terry→
director · ~84y · appointed 1997-01-22 · resigned 2003-06-23
Resigned
GODWIN, Dean→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-06-01 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
GRANT, Helen Clare→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-10-26 · resigned 2015-10-06
Resigned
HOPKINS, Stephanie→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-06-01 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
LE BLANCQ, Daniel→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-06-23 · resigned 2009-09-17
Resigned
PINNINGTON, Lyndsey→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-02-18 · resigned 2016-03-24
Resigned
VARDON, Simon→
director · ~48y · appointed 2007-10-26 · resigned 2013-06-01
Resigned
WARREN, Marisa Joanne→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-09-17 · resigned 2013-02-15
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-12-31 · resigned 1997-01-22
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Deed of charge1 property15/01/2004—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Deed of charge1 property15/01/2004—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Deed of charge1 property15/01/2004—
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (97 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-01-02
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2017-10-10
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2017-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-09-15
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-01-26
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2016-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-01-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-05-27