AUTO AID WINDSCREENS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05098100 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-07
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
£149.6k
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 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £149,563
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£92k
↓ 1.8% YoY
Net Worth
£150k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£157k
↑ 4.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£31k£63k£94k£125k£157kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£149.6k£128.0k
Current assets£156.7k£150.5k
Cash£92.3k£94.0k
Debtors£55.4k£47.6k
Net assets£149.6k£128.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2018-02-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2006-09-01
    ➕
    SAWYER, Kay Louise appointed
    secretary
  16. 2006-08-31
    ➖
    BRADLEY, Jennifer Ann resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-08-31
    ➖
    BRADLEY, Jennifer Ann resigned
    director
  18. 2004-04-07
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTO AID WINDSCREENS LIMITED
  19. 2004-04-07
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Mark Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 2004-04-07
    ➕
    BRADLEY, Jennifer Ann appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-04-07
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-04-07
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-04-07
    ➕
    BRADLEY, Jennifer Ann appointed
    director
  24. 2004-04-07
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-04-07
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    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 22 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 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 Mark Joseph Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/02/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Joseph Robertsceased 11/04/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2004-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 2 Cook Street
Stockport
Cheshire
SK3 0AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SAWYER, Kay Louise→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Mark Joseph→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRADLEY, Jennifer Ann→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-07 · resigned 2006-08-31
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-07 · resigned 2004-04-07
Resigned
BRADLEY, Jennifer Ann→
director · ~67y · appointed 2004-04-07 · resigned 2006-08-31
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-07 · resigned 2004-04-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-19