AUTOPOT (GLOBAL) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05381373 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-03
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.25M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.1y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
67 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 £3,254,874
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£644k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£3.3m
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£3.4m
↑ 2.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.29M | £3.23M |
| Current assets | £3.40M | £3.31M |
| Cash | £643.8k | £901.9k |
| Debtors | £2.34M | £2.06M |
| Net assets | £3.25M | £3.22M |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-08-06➖NICOLSON, Daymon Logan resignedsecretary
- 2024-01-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-12📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-11-30📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-04-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-31➖GULLIVER, Daniel James resigneddirector
- 2018-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-31➖MILNER, Paul Andrew resigneddirector
- 2015-01-01➕GULLIVER, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2012-05-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-05-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Stephen James Banham and Michael Samuel Edmund Fleming Trading as "the Mulberry Partnership"
- 2011-05-04➕MILNER, Paul Andrew appointeddirector
- 2005-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTOPOT (GLOBAL) LIMITED
- 2005-03-03➕RALPH-SMITH, Jason Schofield appointeddirector
- 2005-03-03➕NICOLSON, Daymon Logan appointedsecretary
- 2005-03-03➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-03-03➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
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 58. 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jason Schofield Ralph-Smith Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 03/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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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
Incorporated2005-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 5 108 Hawley Lane
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 8JE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
RALPH-SMITH, Jason Schofield→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2005-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NICOLSON, Daymon Logan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-03-03 · resigned 2024-08-06
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-03 · resigned 2005-03-03
GULLIVER, Daniel James→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2018-12-31
MILNER, Paul Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-05-04 · resigned 2015-08-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/05/2012 | — | |
| satisfied | Stephen James Banham and Michael Samuel Edmund Fleming Trading as "the Mulberry Partnership" | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 31/05/2011 | 11/04/2022 |
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Recent filings (67 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-26
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-01-12
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28