AUTOAIRDRIVES LIMITED

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05743934 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-15
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2021-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2018-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-01-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-01-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2010-01-04
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    BLUNT, Lynne Denise resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTOAIRDRIVES LIMITED
  18. 2006-03-15
    ➕
    BLUNT, Roderick appointed
    director
  19. 2006-03-15
    ➕
    BLUNT, Lynne Denise appointed
    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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Roderick Blunt
Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

Bars Cottage
Ab Lench Road
Abbots Lench
Worcs
WR11 4UP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BLUNT, Roderick→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-03-15
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Active
BLUNT, Lynne Denise→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-15 · resigned 2010-01-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-23