AUTO MECHANICAL & GAILEY RECOVERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04148347 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£64.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
70 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £64,536
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,735 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£65k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£86k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£42k£85k£127k£170k£212kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-282024-04-28
Total assets£80.1k£126.6k
Current assets£86.1k£212.3k
Debtors—£162.3k
Net assets£64.5k£81.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-06-17
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2026-05-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-05-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-05-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2001-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTO MECHANICAL & GAILEY RECOVERY LIMITED
  19. 2001-01-26
    ➕
    O'SULLIVAN, Julie appointed
    secretary
  20. 2001-01-26
    ➕
    CATLING, Michael William appointed
    director
  21. 2001-01-26
    ➕
    O'SULLIVAN, Julie appointed
    director
  22. 2001-01-26
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-01-26
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-01-26
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2001-01-26
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael William Catling
Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control14/05/2021
Ms Julie O'Sullivan
Individual · English · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/12/2016

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
Incorporated2001-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Lodgewood Farm Lodgewood Farm
Redhill Way
Telford
Shropshire
TF2 9PD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last made up to: 2025-04-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

O'SULLIVAN, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-26
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Active
CATLING, Michael William→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'SULLIVAN, Julie→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-01-26 · resigned 2001-01-26
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-01-26 · resigned 2001-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-06-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31