A & K AUTOS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04307348 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-18
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£174.9k
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. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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 £174,923

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£175k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£130k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£35k£70k£105k£140k£175kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£174.9k£173.1k
Current assets£130.1k£149.4k
Net assets£174.9k£173.1k

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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-15
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    TROWBRIDGE, Daniel Alvin appointed
    director
  7. 2022-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2001-10-22
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    TROWBRIDGE, Daphne Anne appointed
    secretary
  17. 2001-10-22
    ➕
    TROWBRIDGE, Adam Morris appointed
    director
  18. 2001-10-22
    ➕
    TROWBRIDGE, Daphne Anne appointed
    director
  19. 2001-10-22
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Raymond resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-10-22
    ➖
    MOSS, Stephanie Ann resigned
    director
  21. 2001-10-22
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Raymond resigned
    director
  22. 2001-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As A & K AUTOS LIMITED
  23. 2001-10-18
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Raymond appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-10-18
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-10-18
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2001-10-18
    ➕
    MOSS, Stephanie Ann appointed
    director
  27. 2001-10-18
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Raymond appointed
    director
  28. 2001-10-18
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2001-10-18
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES 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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — TROWBRIDGE, Daniel Alvin (same surname) appointed 2022-09-15. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mrs Rachel Trowbridge
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/09/2025
Mr Adam Morris Trowbridge
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/09/2016

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
Incorporated2001-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Honeysuckle Cottage
Rolls Mill
Sturminster Newton
Dorset
DT10 2HP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

TROWBRIDGE, Daphne Anne→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TROWBRIDGE, Adam Morris→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TROWBRIDGE, Daniel Alvin→
director · ~31y · appointed 2022-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TROWBRIDGE, Daphne Anne→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Raymond→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-18 · resigned 2001-10-22
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-18 · resigned 2001-10-18
Resigned
MOSS, Stephanie Ann→
director · ~50y · appointed 2001-10-18 · resigned 2001-10-22
Resigned
WRIGHT, Raymond→
director · ~87y · appointed 2001-10-18 · resigned 2001-10-22
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-18 · resigned 2001-10-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-25