AINTREE GARAGES LTD
💤Zombieactive
06491309 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-01
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£1.23M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.9y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,230,701
Cash YoY
-19%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£268k
↓ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£1.9m
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.26M | £1.24M |
| Current assets | £1.90M | £1.93M |
| Cash | £268.5k | £331.8k |
| Debtors | £-22.0k | £35.8k |
| Net assets | £1.23M | £1.21M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2021-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2009-10-01➕WYNNE, Mark Edward appointeddirector
- 2009-10-01➖WYNNE, Mark Edward resigneddirector
- 2009-10-01➖WYNNE, Mark Anthony resigneddirector
- 2008-02-06➕WYNNE, Mark Edward appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-06➕WYNNE, Mark Edward appointeddirector
- 2008-02-06➕WYNNE, Mark Anthony appointeddirector
- 2008-02-04➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-02-04➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2008-02-01🏢Company incorporatedAs AINTREE GARAGES LTD
- 2008-02-01➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-02-01➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Edward Wynne Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
150a Preston Old Road
Blackpool
FY3 9QP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
WYNNE, Mark Edward→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WYNNE, Mark Edward→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2009-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2008-02-04
WYNNE, Mark Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2008-02-06 · resigned 2009-10-01
WYNNE, Mark Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2008-02-06 · resigned 2009-10-01
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2008-02-04
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 13/07/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (57 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-31