AUTOMOTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06577027 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-25
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
40 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
    ➖
    SMITH, Douglas resigned
    director
  2. 2026-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-05-12
    ➕
    SMITH, Douglas appointed
    director
  4. 2026-05-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-01-07
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-05-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2010-03-30
    ➖
    SMITH, Samantha resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTOMOTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  20. 2008-04-25
    ➕
    SMITH, Samantha appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-04-25
    ➕
    SMITH, Douglas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Douglas Smith
Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/04/2017
Mrs Samantha Smith
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/04/2017

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
Incorporated2008-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Club Chambers
Museum Street
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 7DN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SMITH, Douglas→
director · ~65y · appointed 2026-05-12
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Active
SMITH, Samantha→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-25 · resigned 2010-03-30
Resigned
SMITH, Douglas→
director · ~75y · appointed 2008-04-25 · resigned 2026-05-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-01