AUTOMAC LTD

🌳Matureactive

04624847 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-24

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45400

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	100	100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-26
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TWEEDIE, Shayne Anthony appointed
director
2024-12-26
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officers · AP01
2024-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-01-06
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-01-15
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AAMD
2008-12-24
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MCDONALD, Randall Neil appointed
secretary
2008-12-24
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MCDONALD, Audrey Irene resigned
secretary
2006-09-30
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MCDONALD, Randall Neil appointed
director
2006-09-30
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MCDONALD, Randall Gerrard resigned
director
2004-12-21
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MCDONALD, Audrey Irene appointed
secretary
2004-12-21
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MCDONALD, Randall Neil resigned
secretary
2003-07-01
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CRADDOCK, Norah Sabina resigned
secretary
2003-07-01
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MCDONALD, Randall Neil appointed
secretary
2003-04-10
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MCDONALD, Randall Neil resigned
director
2003-03-07
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MCDONALD, Randall Gerrard appointed
director
2002-12-24
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Company incorporated
As AUTOMAC LTD
2002-12-24
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CRADDOCK, Norah Sabina appointed
secretary
2002-12-24
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MCDONALD, Randall Neil appointed
director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Randall Neil Mcdonald Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/12/2016

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

Incorporated2002-12-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45400 — SIC 45400

Registered office

Unit 1b Sand Ind Estate

Sand Road

Great Gransden

SG19 3AH

England

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 (3 active · 5 resigned)

MCDONALD, Randall Neil→

secretary · appointed 2008-12-24

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Active

MCDONALD, Randall Neil→

director · ~59y · appointed 2006-09-30

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Active

TWEEDIE, Shayne Anthony→

director · ~37y · appointed 2024-12-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CRADDOCK, Norah Sabina→

secretary · appointed 2002-12-24 · resigned 2003-07-01

Resigned

MCDONALD, Audrey Irene→

secretary · appointed 2004-12-21 · resigned 2008-12-24

Resigned

MCDONALD, Randall Neil→

secretary · appointed 2003-07-01 · resigned 2004-12-21

Resigned

MCDONALD, Randall Gerrard→

director · ~98y · appointed 2003-03-07 · resigned 2006-09-30

Resigned

MCDONALD, Randall Neil→

director · ~59y · appointed 2002-12-24 · resigned 2003-04-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-03-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-26

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-12-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-03-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-12-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-12-26

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2020-12-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2019-12-30