AUTO-TRAIL V.R. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03533638 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-24

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 27.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 29203

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.5y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 27.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

20 officers (6 active, 20 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

120 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand

2026-01-06
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2025-05-07
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2024-10-23
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2024-10-23
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2024-10-15
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FEUILLET, Francois Marie resigned
director
2024-10-15
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FEUILLET, Marie Helene Simone resigned
director
2024-05-09
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2023-06-02
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2023-05-18
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2023-03-06
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2023-03-06
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2023-03-06
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2023-03-06
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officers · TM02
2023-03-06
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officers · TM01
2023-03-01
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TINDALL, Richard appointed
secretary
2023-03-01
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MOVERLEY, Steven appointed
director
2023-03-01
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STEPHENS, Scott Oliver appointed
director
2023-02-28
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DEVOY, Shane Guy resigned
secretary
2023-02-28
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THOMAS, David Gareth resigned
director
2022-06-06
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2021-05-11
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2020-09-14
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2020-09-11
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2020-09-10
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GIGOU, Stéphane Bernard appointed
director
2020-07-31
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FASSINOTTI, Jean Paul resigned
director
2020-05-18
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accounts · AA
2019-05-22
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accounts · AA
2016-09-30
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TURPIN, Donald Stuart resigned
director
2009-07-15
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Charge satisfied #3
2009-07-15
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Charge satisfied #2
2008-10-21
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2006-10-31
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DEVOY, Shane Guy appointed
director
2006-10-31
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GEE, Robert Duncan resigned
director
2003-12-03
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FREICHE, Michel appointed
director
2003-12-03
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FASSINOTTI, Jean Paul appointed
director
2003-10-01
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CARISSIMO, Guido resigned
director
1999-12-14
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FEUILLET, Francois Marie appointed
director
1999-12-14
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FEUILLET, Marie Helene Simone appointed
director
1999-09-15
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RIGHI, Mariano resigned
director
1999-03-23
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CARISSIMO, Guido resigned
secretary
1999-03-23
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DEVOY, Shane Guy appointed
secretary
1999-01-12
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ALINARI, Pierluigi resigned
director
1998-12-07
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
1998-10-27
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RIGHI, Mariano appointed
director
1998-10-27
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THOMAS, David Gareth appointed
director
1998-10-27
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TURPIN, Donald Stuart appointed
director
1998-05-08
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GEE, Robert Duncan appointed
director
1998-04-30
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CARISSIMO, Guido appointed
secretary
1998-04-30
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DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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1998-04-30
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ALINARI, Pierluigi appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-07

Group structure

Trigano is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Trigano

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

ultimate parent

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AUTO-TRAIL V.R. LIMITED

This company · 03533638

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
Trigano Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Francois Marie Feuilletceased 15/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest

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

Incorporated1998-03-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC29203 — SIC 29203

Registered office

Trigano House

Genesis Way

Europarc

Grimsby

DN37 9TU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-07OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-24