AUCKSIDE MOTORS LTD
🌳Matureactive
04441682 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-17
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 22.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£71.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.3y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £71,841
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£72k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £71.8k | £59.6k |
| Current assets | £25.9k | £18.6k |
| Net assets | £71.8k | £46.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-07-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-04-17➖WASHINGTON, Robert Stanley resigneddirector
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-01➕WESTGARTH, Paul appointeddirector
- 2010-09-29➖WASHINGTON, Carole resignedsecretary
- 2007-09-28🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Commercial First Business Limited
- 2006-05-09🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2004-04-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2004-03-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2003-06-20➕WASHINGTON, Robert Stanley appointeddirector
- 2002-05-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AUCKSIDE MOTORS LTD
- 2002-05-17➕WASHINGTON, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2002-05-17➕WASHINGTON, Carole appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Washington Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Stanley Washingtonceased 17/04/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
21 Auckland Crescent
St. Helen Industrial Estate
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL14 9AD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-07
Last: 2025-12-24
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
WASHINGTON, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2002-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WESTGARTH, Paul→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WASHINGTON, Carole→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-05-17 · resigned 2010-09-29
WASHINGTON, Robert Stanley→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2003-06-20 · resigned 2019-04-17
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Commercial First Business Commercial First Business Limited | Legal charge | 2 properties | 28/09/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 09/05/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 01/04/2004 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/03/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (71 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-01