AUTOGLAZING (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04689679 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-07
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
£382
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: asset-holding vehicle 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £382
Cash YoY
+4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£25k
↑ 3.7% YoY
Net Worth
£382
↑ 4144% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£19k£28k£37k£47kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£16.9k£22.8k
Current assets£34.8k£46.6k
Cash£25.1k£24.3k
Debtors£9.6k£22.3k
Net assets£382£9

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-02-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2005-05-31
    ➕
    SUTCLIFFE, Alison Jane appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-05-31
    ➖
    SUTCLIFFE, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-05-31
    ➖
    WILSON, Graham resigned
    director
  19. 2003-03-12
    ➖
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2003-03-12
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    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2003-03-07
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTOGLAZING (UK) LIMITED
  22. 2003-03-07
    ➕
    SUTCLIFFE, Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2003-03-07
    ➕
    SUTCLIFFE, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-03-07
    ➕
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-03-07
    ➕
    WILSON, Graham appointed
    director
  26. 2003-03-07
    ➕
    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Sutcliffe
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Alison Jane Sutcliffe
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares25/01/2018

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
Incorporated2003-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

50 Broadland Way
Lofthouse
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF3 3NY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SUTCLIFFE, Alison Jane→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTCLIFFE, Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTCLIFFE, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-07 · resigned 2005-05-31
Resigned
ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-07 · resigned 2003-03-12
Resigned
WILSON, Graham→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-03-07 · resigned 2005-05-31
Resigned
ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-07 · resigned 2003-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-20