ADVANCE AUTOMOTIVE CENTRE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06367002 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-11
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 14.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£15.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 14.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £15,471
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,079 YoY
Cash YoY
+76%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£25k
↑ 76% YoY
Net Worth
£15k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£65k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-28 | 2023-10-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £118.4k | £115.7k |
| Current assets | £64.8k | £54.0k |
| Cash | £24.6k | £14.0k |
| Debtors | £28.2k | £27.0k |
| Net assets | £15.5k | £28.6k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-07📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-07-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-07-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-30➖TWIDALE, Lee John resigneddirector
- 2023-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-07-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2016-10-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-05-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-09-01➕TWIDALE, Lee John appointeddirector
- 2007-09-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCE AUTOMOTIVE CENTRE LIMITED
- 2007-09-11➕TODD, Ryan James Steven appointedsecretary
- 2007-09-11➕APPLEGATE, James Michael appointeddirector
- 2007-09-11➕TODD, Ryan James Steven appointeddirector
- 2007-09-11➕WELLS, Paul Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ryan James Steven Todd Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2023 |
Mr James Michael Applegate Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2023 |
Mr Paul Edward Wells Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Spyvee Street
Hull
North Humberside
HU8 7JJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last made up to: 2024-10-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
TODD, Ryan James Steven→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
APPLEGATE, James Michael→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2007-09-11
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TODD, Ryan James Steven→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2007-09-11
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WELLS, Paul Edward→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2007-09-11
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TWIDALE, Lee John→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2008-09-01 · resigned 2023-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/07/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/05/2012 | 19/10/2016 |
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Recent filings (57 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-07
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-07-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-07-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-21