AUTODOC (NEWTON ABBOT) LIMITED

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05020008 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-20
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
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£4.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 18.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,605
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,506 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 62% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↑ 3.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£17k£26k£35k£44kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£5.8k£14.1k
Current assets£43.6k£42.3k
Net assets£4.6k£12.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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  2. 2026-03-27
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  3. 2026-02-20
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  4. 2026-02-19
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  5. 2026-02-17
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  6. 2025-06-18
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  7. 2024-05-15
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  8. 2023-06-21
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  9. 2022-10-05
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2020-12-08
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  13. 2019-04-24
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  14. 2018-10-18
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  15. 2017-07-06
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  16. 2008-04-21
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    DAWES, Ashley Graham resigned
    secretary
  17. 2008-04-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2007-02-28
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    HOCKING, Daniel James Francis Edwin resigned
    director
  19. 2006-04-05
    ➖
    WILSON, Irene resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-04-01
    ➕
    DAWES, Ashley Graham appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTODOC (NEWTON ABBOT) LIMITED
  22. 2004-01-20
    ➕
    BUNDAY, Nicholas Jonathan appointed
    director
  23. 2004-01-20
    ➕
    WILSON, Irene appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-01-20
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-01-20
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-01-20
    ➕
    HOCKING, Daniel James Francis Edwin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 Nicholas Jonathan Bunday
Individual · British · DOB 11/1953 · age 73
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Station Garage
Quay Terrace
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 2BX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BUNDAY, Nicholas Jonathan→
director · ~73y · appointed 2004-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAWES, Ashley Graham→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2008-04-21
Resigned
WILSON, Irene→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-20 · resigned 2006-04-05
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-20 · resigned 2004-01-20
Resigned
HOCKING, Daniel James Francis Edwin→
director · ~84y · appointed 2004-01-20 · resigned 2007-02-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property03/04/2008—
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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26