AUTO REPAIR SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04296857 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 77). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-07-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-07-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2017-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-10
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Gary appointed
    director
  15. 2016-08-10
    ➖
    BHOGAL, Surinder Singh resigned
    secretary
  16. 2016-08-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-08-10
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2016-08-10
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    officers · TM02
  19. 2013-05-01
    ➖
    BHOGAL, Herpal Singh resigned
    director
  20. 2013-02-28
    ➖
    BHOGAL, Rushpal Singh resigned
    director
  21. 2011-12-18
    ➕
    BHOGAL, Rushpal Singh appointed
    director
  22. 2003-08-05
    ➖
    BHOGAL, Rushpal Singh resigned
    director
  23. 2001-10-15
    ➕
    BHOGAL, Surinder Singh appointed
    director
  24. 2001-10-15
    ➕
    BHOGAL, Surinder Singh appointed
    secretary
  25. 2001-10-15
    ➕
    BHOGAL, Herpal Singh appointed
    director
  26. 2001-10-15
    ➕
    BHOGAL, Rushpal Singh appointed
    director
  27. 2001-10-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTO REPAIR SERVICES LIMITED
  28. 2001-10-01
    ➕
    HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-10-01
    ➖
    HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2001-10-01
    ➕
    HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2001-10-01
    ➖
    HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS 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 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
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 77 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-26

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Surinder Singh Bhogal
Individual · British · DOB 02/1949 · age 77
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/08/2016
Mr Gary Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/08/2016

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
Incorporated2001-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

114 Bunkers Hill Lane
Bilston
West Midlands
WV14 6JX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BHOGAL, Surinder Singh→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINSON, Gary→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHOGAL, Surinder Singh→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-15 · resigned 2016-08-10
Resigned
HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2001-10-01
Resigned
BHOGAL, Herpal Singh→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-10-15 · resigned 2013-05-01
Resigned
BHOGAL, Rushpal Singh→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-12-18 · resigned 2013-02-28
Resigned
BHOGAL, Rushpal Singh→
director · ~51y · appointed 2001-10-15 · resigned 2003-08-05
Resigned
HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2001-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-31