ANGUS AUTOS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06418056 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-05
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£7.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,125
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,744 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£17k£26k£34k£43kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£7.1k£19.9k
Current assets£26.8k£43.1k
Net assets£7.1k£19.9k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-10-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2021-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-09
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  14. 2018-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-01
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    ANGUS, Ruth Madeline resigned
    secretary
  17. 2011-12-30
    ➕
    PALMER, Richard appointed
    director
  18. 2007-11-06
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2007-11-06
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 2007-11-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGUS AUTOS LIMITED
  21. 2007-11-05
    ➕
    PALMER, Heather Ruth appointed
    director
  22. 2007-11-05
    ➕
    ANGUS, Ruth Madeline appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-11-05
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-11-05
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Palmer
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/10/2021
Heather Ruth Palmer
Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

10 Dartington Avenue
Woodley
Reading
Berkshire
RG5 3PD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

PALMER, Heather Ruth→
director · ~45y · appointed 2007-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PALMER, Richard→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANGUS, Ruth Madeline→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-05 · resigned 2016-09-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-11-05 · resigned 2007-11-06
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-11-05 · resigned 2007-11-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20