A T AUTOCARE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04817954 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-02
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£198.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 15.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £198,251
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,693 YoY
Cash YoY
+3%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£228k
↑ 3.1% YoY
Net Worth
£198k
↓ 3.7% YoY
Current Assets
£409k
↑ 3.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £206.6k | £225.1k |
| Current assets | £408.6k | £395.8k |
| Cash | £227.5k | £220.7k |
| Debtors | £179.5k | £173.6k |
| Net assets | £198.3k | £205.9k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-05📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2018-07-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clipstone Land Limited
- 2003-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs A T AUTOCARE LIMITED
- 2003-07-02➕TUZZEO, Norina appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-02➕TUZZEO, Antonio appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 23 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Norina Tuzzeo Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/12/2022 |
Mr Antonio Tuzzeo Individual · Italian · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Antonio Tuzzeoceased 07/12/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 121 DETAILING LTD→ 14700649 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Units A3 & A4
Geddings Road
Hoddesdon
Hertfordshire
EN11 0NT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
TUZZEO, Antonio→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-07-02
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Clipstone Land Clipstone Land Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 21/07/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (59 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02