AUTOBRIGHT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05813562 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-11

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£-222.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -51% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £222,772

Cash draining

Cash down 51% YoY

Cash YoY

-51%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£5k

↓ 51% YoY

Net Worth

-£223k

↓ 7.3% YoY

Current Assets

£61k

↓ 22% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£-214.6k	£-189.3k
Current assets	£60.8k	£78.4k
Cash	£5.1k	£10.4k
Debtors	£75	—
Net assets	£-222.8k	£-207.5k

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

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1 signal 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

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-09-29
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2023-09-29
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accounts · AA
2022-09-13
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accounts · AA
2021-09-29
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accounts · AA
2020-12-30
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accounts · AA
2019-09-30
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accounts · AA
2018-09-30
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accounts · AA
2017-09-30
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accounts · AA
2017-06-29
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2017-06-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2016-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-08-09
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-07-31
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annual-return · AR01
2014-09-30
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accounts · AA
2006-05-11
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Company incorporated
As AUTOBRIGHT LIMITED
2006-05-11
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HARE, Donna Tracey appointed
secretary
2006-05-11
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HARE, Donna Tracey appointed
director
2006-05-11
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HARE, Geoffrey Brian appointed
director
2006-05-11
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-05-11
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
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2006-05-11
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
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2006-05-11
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

91/100

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100

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 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.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-25

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Donna Tracey Hare Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	01/01/2017
Mr Geoffrey Brian Hare Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65	25–50%	—	board control25-50% shares · board control · firm interest	01/01/2017

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

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AZP SALES LIMITED→ 15523726 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-05-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

2 Lanthorn Close

Broxbourne

Hertfordshire

EN10 7NR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-25OVERDUE

Last: 2025-05-11

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HARE, Donna Tracey→

secretary · appointed 2006-05-11

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Active

HARE, Donna Tracey→

director · ~65y · appointed 2006-05-11

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Active

HARE, Geoffrey Brian→

director · ~65y · appointed 2006-05-11

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Active

SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-11 · resigned 2006-05-11

Resigned

CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-05-11 · resigned 2006-05-11

Resigned

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