AUTO RAX MANCHESTER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06710351 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-29
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
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£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-05-09
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-10-08
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  16. 2008-10-02
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director
  17. 2008-09-30
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    LAWRENCE, Richard Thomas appointed
    director
  18. 2008-09-29
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTO RAX MANCHESTER LIMITED
  19. 2008-09-29
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 18 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Lawrence
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest29/09/2016

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
Incorporated2008-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

277 Stockport Road
Guide Bridge
Ashton-U-Lyne
Lancs
OL7 0NT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LAWRENCE, Richard Thomas→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-09-30
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Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-09-29 · resigned 2008-10-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-01