ANSAM AUTOCENTRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04277218 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-28
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees500400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2025-09-02
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-09-01
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    JAYAWARDENA, Rochelle appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-08-31
    ➖
    SK CO SEC SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  5. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-06
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  16. 2018-01-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2018-01-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-01-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-01-05
    ➕
    JAYAWARDENA, Cedric appointed
    director
  20. 2018-01-05
    ➕
    SK CO SEC SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2017-12-21
    ➖
    JAYAWARDENA, Anil resigned
    secretary
  22. 2017-12-21
    ➖
    JAYAWARDENA, Anil resigned
    director
  23. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2001-09-04
    ➕
    JAYAWARDENA, Leonard appointed
    director
  25. 2001-09-04
    ➕
    JAYAWARDENA, Anil appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-09-04
    ➕
    JAYAWARDENA, Anil appointed
    director
  27. 2001-08-30
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-08-30
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2001-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ANSAM AUTOCENTRE LIMITED
  30. 2001-08-28
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2001-08-28
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Rochelle Jayawardena
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/09/2022
Mr Leonard Jayawardena
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Cedric Jayawardena
Individual · Sri Lankan · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Anil Jayawardenaceased 21/12/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2001-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

7 Gladstone Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 2BQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

JAYAWARDENA, Rochelle→
secretary · appointed 2025-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAYAWARDENA, Cedric→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAYAWARDENA, Leonard→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAYAWARDENA, Anil→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-04 · resigned 2017-12-21
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-28 · resigned 2001-08-30
Resigned
SK CO SEC SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-01-05 · resigned 2025-08-31
Resigned
JAYAWARDENA, Anil→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-09-04 · resigned 2017-12-21
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-28 · resigned 2001-08-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-03