AUTOSTRASSE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03344241 · ltd · incorporated 1997-03-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£125.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 29.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £125,483
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,813 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£125k
↓ 5.9% YoY
Current Assets
£172k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£45k£89k£134k£179k£223kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£137.2k£146.6k
Current assets£171.7k£223.2k
Net assets£125.5k£133.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-06-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-25
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    mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  15. 2018-09-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-09-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 1997-04-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 1997-03-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTOSTRASSE LIMITED
  19. 1997-03-26
    ➕
    WOODWARD, Allison appointed
    secretary
  20. 1997-03-26
    ➕
    WOODWARD, Simon Philip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 29 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Woodward
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control25/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jake Andrew Woodwardceased 23/06/2026· 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
Incorporated1997-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Unit 7, Greenside Farm Warm Lane
Yeadon
Leeds
LS19 7DW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WOODWARD, Allison→
secretary · appointed 1997-03-26
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Active
WOODWARD, Simon Philip→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-03-26
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property07/04/1997—
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Recent filings (81 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-31