ADVANCED AUTO REPAIRS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04636394 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-14
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (73/100).

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 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 · accounting standard not declared
Loss-making
Loss before tax £6,415

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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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Profit before tax£-6.4k—
Average employees600600

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-20
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  3. 2023-12-08
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-08
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-12-08
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    officers · CH03
  6. 2023-12-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-10-27
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-24
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-11
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  10. 2019-10-25
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  11. 2018-09-25
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-18
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-22
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-11-12
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-01
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    NEWMAN, Nicola resigned
    director
  17. 2014-04-04
    ➖
    HOLLAND, Jane resigned
    director
  18. 2014-04-04
    ➖
    HOLLAND, Michael David resigned
    director
  19. 2004-12-07
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    HOLLAND, Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2004-12-07
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    NEWMAN, Nicola appointed
    director
  21. 2003-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED AUTO REPAIRS LIMITED
  22. 2003-01-14
    ➕
    NEWMAN, Alan Edward appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-01-14
    ➕
    NEWMAN, Alan Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2003-01-14
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-01-14
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-01-14
    ➕
    HOLLAND, Michael David appointed
    director
  27. 2003-01-14
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2003-01-14
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Edward Newman
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 2 Beaver Industrial Estate
8 Airfield Road
Christchurch
Dorset
BH23 3TG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

NEWMAN, Alan Edward→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEWMAN, Alan Edward→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-14 · resigned 2003-01-14
Resigned
HOLLAND, Jane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-12-07 · resigned 2014-04-04
Resigned
HOLLAND, Michael David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-01-14 · resigned 2014-04-04
Resigned
NEWMAN, Nicola→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-12-07 · resigned 2015-07-01
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-14 · resigned 2003-01-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-11