AUTOPARTS DISCOUNT LTD

💤Zombieactive

04649739 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-28

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£-5.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (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 (2 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

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £5,908

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£6k

↑ 6.9% YoY

Current Assets

£10k

↑ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-5.6k	£-4.0k
Current assets	£9.7k	£8.2k
Net assets	£-5.9k	£-6.3k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-20
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-05-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-06-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-06-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-06-01
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CAMIDGE, Richard appointed
director
2018-06-01
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PROUDMAN, Hollie resigned
director
2018-04-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-04-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-03-23
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CAMIDGE, Richard resigned
director
2018-03-23
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PROUDMAN, Hollie appointed
director
2017-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-07-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-06-26
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CAMIDGE, Susanna Wanda resigned
director
2016-06-01
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CAMIDGE, Richard appointed
director
2004-06-01
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CANIDGE, Anya appointed
secretary
2004-06-01
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WINNEY, Andrew Barclay resigned
secretary
2003-01-28
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Company incorporated
As AUTOPARTS DISCOUNT LTD
2003-01-28
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WINNEY, Andrew Barclay appointed
secretary
2003-01-28
➕
BUSINESSLEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-28
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BUSINESSLEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-28
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CAMIDGE, Susanna Wanda appointed
director
2003-01-28
➕
BUSINESSLEGAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-01-28
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BUSINESSLEGAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Richard Camidge Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-01-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

C/O Milner Smeaton Viking House

Falcon Court

Stockton On Tees

TS18 3TS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-28

Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

CANIDGE, Anya→

secretary · appointed 2004-06-01

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Active

CAMIDGE, Richard→

director · ~69y · appointed 2018-06-01

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Active

WINNEY, Andrew Barclay→

secretary · appointed 2003-01-28 · resigned 2004-06-01

Resigned

BUSINESSLEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-28 · resigned 2003-01-28

Resigned

CAMIDGE, Richard→

director · ~69y · appointed 2016-06-01 · resigned 2018-03-23

Resigned

CAMIDGE, Susanna Wanda→

director · ~69y · appointed 2003-01-28 · resigned 2016-06-26

Resigned

PROUDMAN, Hollie→

director · ~38y · appointed 2018-03-23 · resigned 2018-06-01

Resigned

BUSINESSLEGAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-28 · resigned 2003-01-28

Resigned

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