ART,ANTIQUES & AUTOS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04112262 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£31.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 58110Book publishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (73/100).

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, 2 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
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
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £31,011
Net assets shrinking
Down £260 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£31k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£39k
↓ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£17k£26k£34k£43kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£44.4k£48.7k
Current assets£38.6k£42.7k
Net assets£31.0k£31.3k

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-19
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  2. 2024-05-13
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  3. 2023-09-20
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  4. 2022-09-22
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  5. 2021-09-06
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  6. 2021-02-11
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  7. 2021-02-11
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  8. 2019-09-18
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  9. 2018-09-26
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  10. 2018-09-26
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  11. 2017-09-13
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  12. 2017-06-15
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  13. 2016-09-30
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  14. 2015-12-03
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  15. 2015-12-03
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2008-07-01
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    BRADLEY, Laura Carmen resigned
    secretary
  17. 2002-01-02
    ➖
    BRADLEY, Steven John resigned
    secretary
  18. 2001-11-28
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    BROOKER, Stephen Michael resigned
    director
  19. 2001-11-28
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    HUGO, Mark James resigned
    director
  20. 2001-11-27
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    BRADLEY, Steven John appointed
    director
  21. 2001-04-02
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    BRADLEY, Steven John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-04-02
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    HOSKINS, Edward Marlow resigned
    secretary
  23. 2001-04-02
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    HOSKINS, Edward Marlow resigned
    director
  24. 2001-04-02
    ➕
    HUGO, Mark James appointed
    director
  25. 2001-01-02
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    BRADLEY, Laura Carmen appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-11-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ART,ANTIQUES & AUTOS LIMITED
  27. 2000-11-22
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    HOSKINS, Edward Marlow appointed
    secretary
  28. 2000-11-22
    ➕
    BROOKER, Stephen Michael appointed
    director
  29. 2000-11-22
    ➕
    HOSKINS, Edward Marlow appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

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 Steven John Bradley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1948 · age 78
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

5 The Cedars The Cedars
Benson
Wallingford
OX10 6LL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BRADLEY, Steven John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRADLEY, Laura Carmen→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-02 · resigned 2008-07-01
Resigned
BRADLEY, Steven John→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-02 · resigned 2002-01-02
Resigned
HOSKINS, Edward Marlow→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-22 · resigned 2001-04-02
Resigned
BROOKER, Stephen Michael→
director · ~76y · appointed 2000-11-22 · resigned 2001-11-28
Resigned
HOSKINS, Edward Marlow→
director · ~86y · appointed 2000-11-22 · resigned 2001-04-02
Resigned
HUGO, Mark James→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-04-02 · resigned 2001-11-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

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2025-12-03
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2025-09-19
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2024-11-25
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2024-05-13
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2023-12-09
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accounts · AA
2023-09-20
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2022-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-18