AUTOGEARBOX REPAIR SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04834440 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-16

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

—

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 59). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	—	£160.1k
Current assets	—	£206.4k
Cash	—	£203.6k
Debtors	—	£-1.3k
Net assets	—	£157.5k
Average employees	300	—

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-01-27
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2025-02-05
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2024-03-04
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accounts · AA
2023-04-04
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accounts · AA
2022-01-26
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accounts · AA
2020-12-22
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accounts · AA
2020-02-12
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accounts · AA
2019-02-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-02-11
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officers · CH03
2019-02-11
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officers · CH01
2019-02-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-02-11
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officers · CH01
2019-01-17
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accounts · AA
2018-07-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-03-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-01-25
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accounts · AA
2018-01-22
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officers · TM01
2018-01-02
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MASON, Peter resigned
director
2005-10-20
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VICKERS, Neil appointed
secretary
2005-04-11
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HILES, Paul resigned
secretary
2005-04-11
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HILES, Paul resigned
director
2003-07-16
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Company incorporated
As AUTOGEARBOX REPAIR SERVICES LIMITED
2003-07-16
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VICKERS, Neil appointed
director
2003-07-16
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HILES, Paul appointed
secretary
2003-07-16
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-07-16
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-07-16
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HILES, Paul appointed
director
2003-07-16
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MASON, Peter appointed
director
2003-07-16
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-07-16
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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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 59 — 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 59. 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Neil Vickers Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Peter Masonceased 02/01/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-07-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

316 Blackpool Road

Fulwood

Preston

Lancashire

PR2 3AE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-30

Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

VICKERS, Neil→

secretary · appointed 2005-10-20

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Active

VICKERS, Neil→

director · ~59y · appointed 2003-07-16

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Active

HILES, Paul→

secretary · appointed 2003-07-16 · resigned 2005-04-11

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-16 · resigned 2003-07-16

Resigned

HILES, Paul→

director · ~79y · appointed 2003-07-16 · resigned 2005-04-11

Resigned

MASON, Peter→

director · ~85y · appointed 2003-07-16 · resigned 2018-01-02

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-16 · resigned 2003-07-16

Resigned

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