AUTOKRAFT COSMETIC CAR REPAIRS LTD

💤Zombieactive
04557224 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-09
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£127.8k
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: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £127,788
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£119k
↑ 1.6% YoY
Net Worth
£128k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£142k
↑ 5.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£28k£57k£85k£113k£142kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£143.9k£138.3k
Current assets£141.6k£134.8k
Cash£119.4k£117.6k
Debtors£21.7k—
Net assets£127.8k£116.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-07-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-07-15
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    SYKES, Lynda resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-07-15
    ➖
    SYKES, Lynda resigned
    director
  6. 2025-07-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2025-07-15
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-07-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2012-10-31
    ➕
    SYKES, Lynda appointed
    director
  19. 2002-11-04
    ➕
    SYKES, Richard David appointed
    director
  20. 2002-11-04
    ➕
    SYKES, Lynda appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-10-11
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-10-11
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2002-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTOKRAFT COSMETIC CAR REPAIRS LTD
  24. 2002-10-09
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-10-09
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard David Sykes
Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Lynda Sykesceased 15/07/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2002-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

10 Hollytree Close
Castleford
West Yorkshire
WF10 5WB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-19
Last: 2026-07-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SYKES, Richard David→
director · ~53y · appointed 2002-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SYKES, Lynda→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-04 · resigned 2025-07-15
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2002-10-11
Resigned
SYKES, Lynda→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-10-31 · resigned 2025-07-15
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2002-10-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-20