AUTOGREEN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05227974 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-10

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

£4.89M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38220

Sector: Water supply & waste

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

38310SIC 38310

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 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

11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

62 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £4,890,210

Net assets shrinking

Down £9,013 YoY

Cash YoY

-7%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£6.3m

↓ 7.1% YoY

Net Worth

£4.9m

~ YoY

Current Assets

£7.5m

↓ 6.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£7.79M	£8.12M
Current assets	£7.51M	£8.02M
Cash	£6.35M	£6.83M
Debtors	£848.0k	£781.2k
Net assets	£4.89M	£4.90M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 capital

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 capital

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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2025-08-31
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2024-08-31
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2023-08-31
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2022-08-31
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accounts · AA
2021-10-08
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officers · AP01
2021-10-08
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officers · AP01
2021-10-01
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HILLIER, Edward Paul appointed
director
2021-10-01
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HILLIER, Luke Alexander appointed
director
2021-09-02
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2020-10-08
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2019-08-31
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2018-08-30
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2017-08-31
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2016-08-31
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2015-09-13
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annual-return · AR01
2015-08-31
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accounts · AA
2006-10-25
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GASKIN, Ian Edward resigned
director
2006-09-10
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PREBBLE, Allen William Frederick resigned
director
2006-09-10
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WATSON, Alexander George resigned
director
2006-07-12
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ROBERTSON, James Crawford appointed
secretary
2006-07-12
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HARVEY, John Leslie resigned
secretary
2006-07-12
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HARVEY, John Leslie resigned
director
2005-05-03
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WATSON, Alexander George appointed
director
2005-04-01
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GASKIN, Ian Edward appointed
director
2004-09-10
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Company incorporated
As AUTOGREEN LIMITED
2004-09-10
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HILLIER, Paul appointed
director
2004-09-10
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HARVEY, John Leslie appointed
secretary
2004-09-10
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-10
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-10
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HARVEY, John Leslie appointed
director
2004-09-10
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PREBBLE, Allen William Frederick appointed
director
2004-09-10
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-09-10
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HILLIER, Edward Paul (same surname) appointed 2021-10-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Paul Geoffrey Hillier Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	10/09/2016

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

Incorporated2004-09-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38220 — SIC 38220

Registered office

Autogreen House

London Road

Daventry

NN11 4ND

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-24

Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

ROBERTSON, James Crawford→

secretary · appointed 2006-07-12

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Active

HILLIER, Edward Paul→

director · ~41y · appointed 2021-10-01

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Active

HILLIER, Luke Alexander→

director · ~44y · appointed 2021-10-01

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Active

HILLIER, Paul→

director · ~73y · appointed 2004-09-10

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Active

HARVEY, John Leslie→

secretary · appointed 2004-09-10 · resigned 2006-07-12

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-10 · resigned 2004-09-10

Resigned

GASKIN, Ian Edward→

director · ~77y · appointed 2005-04-01 · resigned 2006-10-25

Resigned

HARVEY, John Leslie→

director · ~75y · appointed 2004-09-10 · resigned 2006-07-12

Resigned

PREBBLE, Allen William Frederick→

director · ~65y · appointed 2004-09-10 · resigned 2006-09-10

Resigned

WATSON, Alexander George→

director · ~85y · appointed 2005-05-03 · resigned 2006-09-10

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-10 · resigned 2004-09-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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capital · SH01

2026-03-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-10

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accounts · AA

2025-08-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-10

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accounts · AA

2024-08-31

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2023-09-21

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accounts · AA

2023-08-31

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-08-31

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-10-08

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-10-08

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2021-09-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2020-10-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-09-10