AUTOCOURT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03435059 · ltd · incorporated 1997-09-16
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£41.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
  • 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 3 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £41,945
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,746 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£42k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£19k£29k£39k£49kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£41.9k£48.7k
Current assets£9.3k£36.5k
Net assets£41.9k£48.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2023-09-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-09-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-09-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-09-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-09-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-08-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-01
    ➕
    HOSIE, Callum appointed
    secretary
  13. 2022-10-01
    ➖
    HOSIE, Linda Ann resigned
    secretary
  14. 2022-10-01
    ➖
    HOSIE, Alan Blamires resigned
    director
  15. 2022-10-01
    ➖
    HOSIE, Linda Ann resigned
    director
  16. 2022-05-12
    ➕
    HOSIE, Callum appointed
    director
  17. 2022-05-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-01-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 1997-09-17
    ➖
    PAGET, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  24. 1997-09-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTOCOURT LIMITED
  25. 1997-09-16
    ➕
    HOSIE, Linda Ann appointed
    secretary
  26. 1997-09-16
    ➕
    PAGET, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1997-09-16
    ➕
    HOSIE, Alan Blamires appointed
    director
  28. 1997-09-16
    ➕
    HOSIE, Linda Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Callum Hosie
Individual · British · DOB 05/1993 · age 33
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/10/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Linda Ann Hosieceased 01/10/2022· 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
Incorporated1997-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

7 Gresham Close
Newquay
TR7 2LF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

HOSIE, Callum→
secretary · appointed 2022-10-01
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Active
HOSIE, Callum→
director · ~33y · appointed 2022-05-12
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Active
HOSIE, Linda Ann→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-16 · resigned 2022-10-01
Resigned
PAGET, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-09-16 · resigned 1997-09-17
Resigned
HOSIE, Alan Blamires→
director · ~70y · appointed 1997-09-16 · resigned 2022-10-01
Resigned
HOSIE, Linda Ann→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-09-16 · resigned 2022-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-09-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16