AUTOFIT GARAGE SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive

05575244 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-27

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30
Average employees	300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-02-05
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accounts · AA
2024-12-06
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accounts · AA
2024-01-15
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accounts · AA
2023-10-05
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MANNING, Gareth Alan appointed
director
2023-10-05
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STEVENS, Andrew Antony appointed
director
2023-10-05
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REED-SMITH, Steven resigned
director
2023-10-05
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officers · TM01
2023-10-05
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2023-10-05
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2023-10-05
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2023-10-05
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2023-10-05
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2023-10-05
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2022-11-21
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2022-04-29
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2020-12-22
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2019-12-05
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2018-12-18
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2018-04-16
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2018-02-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2010-09-27
➖
BEASLEY, Steven resigned
secretary
2005-09-27
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Company incorporated
As AUTOFIT GARAGE SERVICES LTD
2005-09-27
➕
BEASLEY, Steven appointed
secretary
2005-09-27
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REED-SMITH, Steven appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Antony Stevens Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	05/10/2023
Mr Gareth Alan Manning Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	05/10/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Steven Reed-Smithceased 05/10/2023· 25-50% shares
Mrs Diane Smithceased 05/10/2023· 25-50% shares

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

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AN AUTO SERVICES LIMITED→ 13265821 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
ANDMORG LIMITED→ 13981231 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
ASPEN PERFORMANCE LTD→ 15557834 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
AUTO COVERS LTD→ 13754311 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
AUTO ELECTRO PAWEL MB LTD→ 16252503 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
AUTO VENUE LTD→ 14023524 · est 2022	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
AUTOCENTRES LIMITED→ 03943844 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	—	—
AUTOLINKS BRYNMAWR LIMITED→ 12230375 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
AUTOMACAW LTD→ 15124264 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
AUTOMOTIVE FACILITY SOLUTIONS LTD→ 14386568 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
AUTOMOTIVE INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS LTD→ 15288862 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
AUTOPOINT NEWPORT LTD→ 15796796 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-09-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

36 Commercial Street

Tredegar

Gwent

NP22 3DJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-11

Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MANNING, Gareth Alan→

director · ~38y · appointed 2023-10-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

STEVENS, Andrew Antony→

director · ~39y · appointed 2023-10-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BEASLEY, Steven→

secretary · appointed 2005-09-27 · resigned 2010-09-27

Resigned

REED-SMITH, Steven→

director · ~58y · appointed 2005-09-27 · resigned 2023-10-05

Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-02-05

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-05

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officers · TM01

2023-10-05

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-10-05

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-10-05

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

officers · AP01

2023-10-05

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

officers · AP01

2023-10-05

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-10-05

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-10-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-11-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-06