AUTO AID (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
05970998 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-18
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£92.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £92,377

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£92k
↑ 3.3% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£18k£37k£55k£74k£92kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£93.5k£90.5k
Current assets£39.8k£58.0k
Net assets£92.4k£89.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-10-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-10-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-09-29
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    FLOWER, Andrew John resigned
    director
  10. 2021-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-01-28
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    WINGAR, Richard Charles Joseph appointed
    director
  18. 2011-11-15
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    FLOWER, Pamela Jane resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-11-07
    ➕
    FLOWER, Pamela Jane appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-11-07
    ➕
    FLOWER, Andrew John appointed
    director
  21. 2006-10-19
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-10-19
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2006-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTO AID (UK) LTD
  24. 2006-10-18
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-10-18
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mr Richard Charles Joseph Wingar
Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew John Flowerceased 29/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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7 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
Incorporated2006-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Aldford Service Station
Halstead Road
Eight Ash Green
Colchester
CO6 3PU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WINGAR, Richard Charles Joseph→
director · ~37y · appointed 2016-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLOWER, Pamela Jane→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-07 · resigned 2011-11-15
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-18 · resigned 2006-10-19
Resigned
FLOWER, Andrew John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-11-07 · resigned 2021-09-29
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-18 · resigned 2006-10-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-26