ALLIED AUTO SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03562994 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-13
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 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
4 live charges · oldest 26.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
89 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.
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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-12-18➕PLAZAS, Beverley appointedsecretary
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-06-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-05-01➖PLAZAS, Sonya Melanie resignedsecretary
- 2011-01-01➖STENNING, Mathew resigneddirector
- 2004-08-04🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2004-04-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2000-09-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2000-02-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1999-02-15➕STENNING, Mathew appointeddirector
- 1998-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLIED AUTO SERVICES LIMITED
- 1998-05-13➕PLAZAS, Francisco Jose appointeddirector
- 1998-05-13➕PLAZAS, Sonya Melanie appointedsecretary
- 1998-05-13➕ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-05-13➖ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-05-13➕AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-05-13➖AR NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Francisco Jose Plazas Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 13/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Search House
Charnham Lane
Hungerford
Berkshire
RG17 0EY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
PLAZAS, Francisco Jose→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 1998-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PLAZAS, Sonya Melanie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-05-13 · resigned 2016-05-01
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-05-13 · resigned 1998-05-13
STENNING, Mathew→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1999-02-15 · resigned 2011-01-01
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-05-13 · resigned 1998-05-13
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 04/08/2004 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/04/2004 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 25/09/2000 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 21/02/2000 | — |
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Recent filings (89 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-18