AUTO SCUDERIA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03510129 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-13
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 27.6y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 43/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 6 | 600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 4 officers
Last 90 days
8
filings
- • 6 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 6 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-23📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-06-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-06-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-30➕LOVERIDGE, Rachel Louise appointedsecretary
- 2026-04-30➕LOVERIDGE, Mitchell appointeddirector
- 2026-04-30➕THOMPSON, Nathan Paul appointeddirector
- 2026-04-30➖DOSTER, Paul resignedsecretary
- 2026-04-30➖DOSTER, Amanda Karen resigneddirector
- 2026-04-30➖DOSTER, Paul resigneddirector
- 2026-04-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-02-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-06-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-05-31🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2005-11-30➖GREGORY, Alan John resigneddirector
- 2005-11-29➕DOSTER, Amanda Karen appointeddirector
- 2004-01-12🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Black Horse Limited
- 1998-10-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 1998-10-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-10-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-02-17➕DOSTER, Paul appointedsecretary
- 1998-02-17➕DOSTER, Paul appointeddirector
- 1998-02-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTO SCUDERIA LIMITED
- 1998-02-13➕FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-02-13➖FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-02-13➕GREGORY, Alan John appointeddirector
- 1998-02-13➕FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-02-13➖FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
2 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: DOSTER, Paul resigned 2026-04-30; DOSTER, Amanda Karen resigned 2026-04-30; DOSTER, Paul resigned 2026-04-30
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Paul Doster Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Amanda Karen Doster Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Suite 1 Liberty House
South Liberty Lane
Bristol
BS3 2ST
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
LOVERIDGE, Rachel Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2026-04-30
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LOVERIDGE, Mitchell→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2026-04-30
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THOMPSON, Nathan Paul→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2026-04-30
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DOSTER, Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-02-17 · resigned 2026-04-30
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-13 · resigned 1998-02-13
DOSTER, Amanda Karen→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2005-11-29 · resigned 2026-04-30
DOSTER, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1998-02-17 · resigned 2026-04-30
GREGORY, Alan John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1998-02-13 · resigned 2005-11-30
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-13 · resigned 1998-02-13
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/05/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Black Horse Black Horse Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 12/01/2004 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/10/1998 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 30/10/1998 | 23/06/2016 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 30/10/1998 | 06/07/2016 |
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Recent filings (85 total)
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-06-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-06-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-13