AUTO-SLEEPERS HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05493962 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed conservative operator — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 52/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (62/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 20.9y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £96,515

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Operating profit£98.2k£98.2k
Profit before tax£96.5k£98.2k
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  2. 2025-06-09
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  3. 2025-05-01
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  4. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  5. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2022-01-11
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    Charge satisfied #5
  9. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2017-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  17. 2009-06-24
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    Charge satisfied #4
  18. 2009-06-24
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2009-06-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2009-06-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2009-06-18
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    BIANCHI, Luca resigned
    director
  22. 2009-06-18
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    CRIVELLI, Marco resigned
    director
  23. 2009-06-18
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Sea-Societa Europea Autocaravans S.P.A.("Sea" and the Security Trustee"
  24. 2009-01-09
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro S.P.A. (The Security Trustee)
  25. 2008-01-22
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    CAPES, Ian Paul resigned
    director
  26. 2008-01-21
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    CRIVELLI, Marco appointed
    director
  27. 2007-06-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro S.P.A., (The Security Trustee)
  28. 2007-05-24
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    DAVISON, John Michael resigned
    director
  29. 2006-09-19
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    FORNASIER, Ermes resigned
    director
  30. 2006-09-09
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    BIANCHI, Luca appointed
    director
  31. 2006-06-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro S.P.a for Itself and as Security Trustee for and on Behalf of Thesecured Creditors
  32. 2006-04-12
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    ANTONELLO, Emanuela resigned
    director
  33. 2005-08-31
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    ANTONELLO, Emanuela appointed
    director
  34. 2005-08-24
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    DAVISON, John Michael appointed
    director
  35. 2005-08-24
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    FORNASIER, Ermes appointed
    director
  36. 2005-08-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro S.P.A. (The Security Trustee)
  37. 2005-07-14
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    SCOTT, Geoffrey appointed
    secretary
  38. 2005-07-14
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    CROUCH, Michael David appointed
    director
  39. 2005-07-14
    ➕
    SCOTT, Geoffrey appointed
    director
  40. 2005-07-14
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    TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  41. 2005-07-14
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    CAPES, Ian Paul appointed
    director
  42. 2005-07-14
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    TRAVERS SMITH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  43. 2005-07-14
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    TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  44. 2005-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTO-SLEEPERS HOLDINGS LIMITED
  45. 2005-06-28
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    TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  46. 2005-06-28
    ➕
    TRAVERS SMITH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  47. 2005-06-28
    ➕
    TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 med ·
Has insolvency history
medium

Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Auto-Sleepers Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Auto-Sleepers Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AUTO-SLEEPERS HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 05493962

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Auto-Sleepers Investments Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Orchard Works
Willersey Broadway
Worcestershire
WR12 7QF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-12
Last: 2026-06-28

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

SCOTT, Geoffrey→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROUCH, Michael David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Geoffrey→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-06-28 · resigned 2005-07-14
Resigned
ANTONELLO, Emanuela→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-08-31 · resigned 2006-04-12
Resigned
BIANCHI, Luca→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-09-09 · resigned 2009-06-18
Resigned
CAPES, Ian Paul→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-07-14 · resigned 2008-01-22
Resigned
CRIVELLI, Marco→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-01-21 · resigned 2009-06-18
Resigned
DAVISON, John Michael→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-08-24 · resigned 2007-05-24
Resigned
FORNASIER, Ermes→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-08-24 · resigned 2006-09-19
Resigned
TRAVERS SMITH LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-06-28 · resigned 2005-07-14
Resigned
TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-06-28 · resigned 2005-07-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Sea-Societa Europea Autocaravans S.P.A.("Sea" and the Security Trustee"
Debenture1 property18/06/200911/01/2022
satisfied
Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro S.P.A. (The Security Trustee)
Debenture1 property09/01/200924/06/2009
satisfied
Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro S.P.A., (The Security Trustee)
Debenture1 property01/06/200724/06/2009
satisfied
Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro S.P.a for Itself and as Security Trustee for and on Behalf of Thesecured Creditors
Debenture1 property30/06/200624/06/2009
satisfied
Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro S.P.A. (The Security Trustee)
Debenture1 property24/08/200524/06/2009

Recent filings (98 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30