1ST AUTOSCREENS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04715810 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-28
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£913
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -53% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £913
Cash draining
Cash down 53% YoY
Cash YoY
-53%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
↓ 53% YoY
Net Worth
£913
↑ 6.3% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£17k£25k£33k£42kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£913£859
Current assets£31.4k£41.8k
Cash£10.5k£22.4k
Debtors£19.3k£17.3k
Net assets£913£859

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-01-21
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  3. 2024-01-30
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  4. 2023-01-30
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  5. 2022-01-27
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  6. 2021-04-29
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  7. 2020-01-28
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  8. 2019-01-29
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  9. 2018-01-26
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  10. 2017-01-31
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  11. 2016-04-22
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  12. 2016-01-28
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  13. 2015-04-22
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  14. 2015-04-22
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  15. 2014-11-21
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  16. 2012-12-31
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    WARD, Joanne Marie resigned
    secretary
  17. 2012-12-31
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    WARD, John Arthur resigned
    director
  18. 2012-11-01
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    WILSON, Sam appointed
    director
  19. 2003-04-02
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  20. 2003-04-02
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  21. 2003-03-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST AUTOSCREENS LIMITED
  22. 2003-03-28
    ➕
    WARD, Joanne Marie appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-03-28
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-03-28
    ➕
    WARD, John Arthur appointed
    director
  25. 2003-03-28
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 Sam Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1987 · age 39
75–100%
—75-100% shares28/03/2017

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
Incorporated2003-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 19 South Boulevard Industrial Estate
Kingston Upon Hull
East Yorkshire
HU3 4AY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WILSON, Sam→
director · ~39y · appointed 2012-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARD, Joanne Marie→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-28 · resigned 2012-12-31
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-28 · resigned 2003-04-02
Resigned
WARD, John Arthur→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-03-28 · resigned 2012-12-31
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-28 · resigned 2003-04-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
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accounts · AA
2026-01-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
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accounts · AA
2025-01-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
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accounts · AA
2024-01-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-10