ANDY THORNTON REPAIRS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
05457580 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-19
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£179.2k
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (77/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £179,237

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£179k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£169k
↑ 2.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£36k£72k£108k£143k£179kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£179.2k£141.2k
Current assets£169.2k£165.6k
Net assets£179.2k£141.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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  2. 2024-06-26
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  3. 2023-07-27
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  4. 2022-02-24
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  5. 2021-09-21
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  6. 2020-03-17
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  7. 2019-06-10
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  8. 2018-06-25
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  9. 2017-06-19
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  10. 2016-06-29
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  11. 2016-05-16
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  12. 2015-08-27
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  13. 2015-07-30
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  14. 2015-06-22
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  15. 2015-06-14
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  16. 2005-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDY THORNTON REPAIRS LTD.
  17. 2005-05-19
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    THORNTON, Vicki Anne appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-05-19
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    THORNTON, Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2005-05-19
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2005-05-19
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "THORNTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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 Andrew Thornton
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

74-76 Hornby Boulevard
Bootle
Liverpool
Merseyside
L20 5DX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

THORNTON, Vicki Anne→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-19
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Active
THORNTON, Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-05-19
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Active
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-19 · resigned 2005-05-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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2025-07-16
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2025-06-27
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2024-08-01
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accounts · AA
2024-06-26
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accounts · AA
2023-07-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
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2022-08-23
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2022-06-08
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2022-02-24
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accounts · AA
2021-09-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-16
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accounts · AA
2020-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-20