AUTO-SLEEPERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03410554 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-28

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 Aug 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 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

8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 28.5y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 28.5 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: medium (74/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

123 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-08-31
Average employees	200

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2026-06-05
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2024-05-28
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accounts · AA
2023-06-01
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2022-05-23
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accounts · AA
2022-01-11
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mortgage · MR04
2022-01-11
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mortgage · MR04
2022-01-11
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Charge satisfied #7
2022-01-11
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Charge satisfied #6
2021-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-29
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accounts · AA
2018-04-12
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accounts · AA
2018-03-26
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officers · CH01
2018-03-23
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officers · CH01
2018-03-23
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officers · CH01
2018-03-23
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officers · CH03
2009-06-18
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CROUCH, Michael David appointed
director
2009-06-18
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CRIVELLI, Marco resigned
director
2008-01-22
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CAPES, Ian Paul resigned
director
2008-01-21
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CRIVELLI, Marco appointed
director
2005-08-24
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LANCASTER, James resigned
director
2005-07-20
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Charge satisfied #5
2005-07-20
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Charge satisfied #4
2005-07-20
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Charge satisfied #2
2005-07-20
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Charge satisfied #1
2003-01-13
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Charge satisfied #8
2002-04-03
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SCOTT, Geoffrey appointed
secretary
2002-04-03
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SCOTT, Geoffrey appointed
director
2002-04-03
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JOHNSON, Stuart Gordon Lea resigned
secretary
2002-04-03
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JOHNSON, Stuart Gordon Lea resigned
director
2000-10-08
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Lloyds Udt Limited
2000-08-02
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COOK, William Mcculloch resigned
secretary
2000-08-02
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JOHNSON, Stuart Gordon Lea appointed
secretary
2000-08-02
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CAPES, Ian Paul appointed
director
2000-08-02
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COOK, William Mcculloch resigned
director
2000-08-02
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JOHNSON, Stuart Gordon Lea appointed
director
2000-08-02
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LANCASTER, James appointed
director
2000-08-02
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RILEY, Steven Thomas resigned
director
2000-08-02
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Charge registered #7
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2000-08-02
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Charge registered #6
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2000-07-01
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Charge satisfied #3
1997-12-10
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COOK, William Mcculloch appointed
secretary
1997-12-10
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COOK, William Mcculloch appointed
director
1997-12-10
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RILEY, Steven Thomas appointed
director
1997-12-10
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1997-12-10
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1997-12-10
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1997-12-10
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC

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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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — 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 65. 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 24 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 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

Auto-Sleepers Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Auto-Sleepers Group Limited

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

ultimate parent

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AUTO-SLEEPERS LIMITED

This company · 03410554

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
Auto-Sleepers Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence	06/04/2016

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

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

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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

Incorporated1997-07-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Orchard Works

Willersey

Broadway

Worcestershire

WR12 7QF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-11

Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

SCOTT, Geoffrey→

secretary · appointed 2002-04-03

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Active

CROUCH, Michael David→

director · ~64y · appointed 2009-06-18

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Active

SCOTT, Geoffrey→

director · ~65y · appointed 2002-04-03

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COOK, William Mcculloch→

secretary · appointed 1997-12-10 · resigned 2000-08-02

Resigned

JOHNSON, Stuart Gordon Lea→

secretary · appointed 2000-08-02 · resigned 2002-04-03

Resigned

BAYSHILL SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-28 · resigned 1997-12-08

Resigned

CAPES, Ian Paul→

director · ~68y · appointed 2000-08-02 · resigned 2008-01-22

Resigned

COOK, William Mcculloch→

director · ~70y · appointed 1997-12-10 · resigned 2000-08-02

Resigned

CRIVELLI, Marco→

director · ~61y · appointed 2008-01-21 · resigned 2009-06-18

Resigned

JOHNSON, Stuart Gordon Lea→

director · ~62y · appointed 2000-08-02 · resigned 2002-04-03

Resigned

LANCASTER, James→

director · ~78y · appointed 2000-08-02 · resigned 2005-08-24

Resigned

RILEY, Steven Thomas→

director · ~73y · appointed 1997-12-10 · resigned 2000-08-02

Resigned

BAYSHILL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-07-28 · resigned 1997-12-08

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Udt Limited	Deed of release and fixed charge	1 property	08/10/2000	13/01/2003
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	2 properties	02/08/2000	11/01/2022
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Composite guarantee and debenture	1 property	02/08/2000	11/01/2022
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	Mortgage deed	1 property	10/12/1997	20/07/2005
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	Mortgage deed	1 property	10/12/1997	20/07/2005
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	Mortgage deed	1 property	10/12/1997	01/07/2000
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	10/12/1997	20/07/2005
satisfied	Mt a L C Trevelyan / Mr a C Trevelyan	Debenture	1 property	10/12/1997	20/07/2005

Recent filings (123 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-06-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-29

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

officers · CH01

2025-06-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-05-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-05-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-06-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-05-23

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2022-01-11

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2022-01-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-05-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-08-13