AUTOWEB.CO.UK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05404620 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-29
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 15.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 63110Data processing, hosting and related activities
- 63120Web portals
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.8y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
83 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 33 | 3600 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-06-01📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-07-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-03-04🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-10-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-10-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2019-10-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2017-12-22➕DEW, Martin Ian appointeddirector
- 2011-01-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2010-10-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2010-03-25➖MCCOMBE, Richard resignedsecretary
- 2007-05-01➕MCCOMBE, Richard appointeddirector
- 2005-03-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTOWEB.CO.UK LIMITED
- 2005-03-29➕FAIRFIELD, Peter appointeddirector
- 2005-03-29➕MCCOMBE, Richard appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martin Ian Dew Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 22/12/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Peter Fairfieldceased 22/12/2017· 25-50% shares
- Mr Richard Mccombeceased 22/12/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
12a Back Park Street
Selby
YO8 4PW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
DEW, Martin Ian→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-12-22
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FAIRFIELD, Peter→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2005-03-29
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MCCOMBE, Richard→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-05-01
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MCCOMBE, Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-03-29 · resigned 2010-03-25
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/10/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 29/10/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 18/01/2011 | 04/03/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 11/10/2010 | 10/07/2021 |
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Recent filings (83 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-04
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-22