A.L.S. AUTOS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06126017 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-23
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£400.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45112SIC 45112
- 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -63% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £400,679
Net assets shrinking
Down £66,840 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 63% YoY
Cash YoY
-63%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£40k
↓ 63% YoY
Net Worth
£401k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£595k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £497.1k | £486.1k |
| Current assets | £595.3k | £789.1k |
| Cash | £39.5k | £107.0k |
| Debtors | £127.3k | £227.3k |
| Net assets | £400.7k | £467.5k |
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.
See pricing →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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-01➕COPPARD, Sarah Jane appointeddirector
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-03-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-10-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-06-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2007-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs A.L.S. AUTOS LIMITED
- 2007-02-23➕SUMMERSGILL, Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-23➕SUMMERSGILL, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2007-02-23➕SUMMERSGILL, Linda appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
A.L.S. Autos Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
A.L.S. Autos Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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A.L.S. AUTOS LIMITED
This company · 06126017
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A.L.S. Autos Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares · firm interest | 10/03/2023 |
Mr Anthony Summersgill Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Linda Summersgill Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- A.L.S. Autos Holdings Limitedceased 01/04/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Anthony Summersgillceased 01/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Linda Summersgillceased 01/04/2021· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
Downham Garage, Main Street
Little Downham, Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB6 2ST
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
SUMMERSGILL, Anthony→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-02-23
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COPPARD, Sarah Jane→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-09-01
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SUMMERSGILL, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2007-02-23
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SUMMERSGILL, Linda→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2007-02-23
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-10-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-18