A1 AUTOFIT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04209261 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-01

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	3	300

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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accounts · AA
2025-02-28
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accounts · AA
2024-02-27
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accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-02-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-27
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-05-19
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annual-return · AR01
2015-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-05-29
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annual-return · AR01
2007-04-23
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COOK, David John appointed
director
2007-04-23
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HUMPHREYS, Glynn Ronald resigned
director
2001-05-15
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COOK, Nicola Jane appointed
secretary
2001-05-15
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HUMPHREYS, Glynn Ronald appointed
director
2001-05-14
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-05-14
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2001-05-01
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Company incorporated
As A1 AUTOFIT LIMITED
2001-05-01
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-05-01
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Nicola Jane Cook Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr David John Cook Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54	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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-05-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

4 Coronation Bridge

Kimberworth

Rotherham

S61 1AB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-15

Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

COOK, Nicola Jane→

secretary · appointed 2001-05-15

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Active

COOK, David John→

director · ~54y · appointed 2007-04-23

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Active

HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-05-01 · resigned 2001-05-14

Resigned

HUMPHREYS, Glynn Ronald→

director · ~51y · appointed 2001-05-15 · resigned 2007-04-23

Resigned

HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-05-01 · resigned 2001-05-14

Resigned

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