AUTOLOCKS KENT LTD

🌳Matureactive
06744178 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-07
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£-7.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,680

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£8k
↓ 420% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£8k£6k£20k£33k£47k£61kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£7.0k£13.2k
Current assets£29.1k£60.7k
Net assets£-7.7k£-1.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-07-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-07-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-08-01
    ➖
    HMN COMPANY SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2008-11-10
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director
  19. 2008-11-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTOLOCKS KENT LTD
  20. 2008-11-07
    ➕
    O'SULLIVAN, Daren appointed
    director
  21. 2008-11-07
    ➕
    O'SULLIVAN, Victoria appointed
    director
  22. 2008-11-07
    ➕
    HMN COMPANY SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-11-07
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    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 18 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 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Victoria O'Sullivan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest26/07/2023
Mr Daren O'Sullivan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest07/07/2016

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
Incorporated2008-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Unit 2 Invicta Park
Sandpit Road
Dartford
DA1 5BU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

O'SULLIVAN, Daren→
director · ~47y · appointed 2008-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'SULLIVAN, Victoria→
director · ~46y · appointed 2008-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HMN COMPANY SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-11-07 · resigned 2015-08-01
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-11-07 · resigned 2008-11-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31