CARS OF WINFORD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06769317 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-09
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£11.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £10,978
Net assets shrinking
Down £783 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£11k
↓ 6.7% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
↓ 5.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£19kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£12.5k£12.3k
Current assets£18.4k£19.4k
Net assets£11.0k£11.8k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-03
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-22
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  3. 2025-03-22
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-16
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    SAUNDERS, Mitchell Thomas appointed
    director
  5. 2024-12-16
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    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-04-12
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  7. 2023-03-31
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  8. 2022-03-24
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  9. 2021-03-09
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  10. 2020-03-23
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  11. 2019-03-18
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  12. 2018-03-15
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  13. 2017-12-19
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  14. 2017-12-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2017-07-09
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-04-01
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    SAUNDERS, Mitchell Thomas resigned
    director
  17. 2017-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-02-01
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    SAUNDERS, Liane Rebecca appointed
    director
  19. 2014-02-01
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    BURNETT, Paul resigned
    director
  20. 2014-02-01
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    MILLER, Colin Ivor resigned
    director
  21. 2014-02-01
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, Mitchell Thomas appointed
    director
  22. 2013-10-29
    ➕
    MILLER, Colin Ivor appointed
    director
  23. 2012-09-30
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    MILLER, Colin Ivor resigned
    director
  24. 2008-12-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CARS OF WINFORD LIMITED
  25. 2008-12-09
    ➕
    BURNETT, Paul appointed
    director
  26. 2008-12-09
    ➕
    MILLER, Colin Ivor appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

19/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SAUNDERS, Mitchell Thomas (same surname) appointed 2024-12-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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
Mrs Liane Rebecca Saunders
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mitchell Thomas Saundersceased 01/04/2017· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2008-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 6 Upper Littleton Mills
Winford
Bristol
BS40 8HJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SAUNDERS, Liane Rebecca→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAUNDERS, Mitchell Thomas→
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNETT, Paul→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-12-09 · resigned 2014-02-01
Resigned
MILLER, Colin Ivor→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-10-29 · resigned 2014-02-01
Resigned
MILLER, Colin Ivor→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-12-09 · resigned 2012-09-30
Resigned
SAUNDERS, Mitchell Thomas→
director · ~36y · appointed 2014-02-01 · resigned 2017-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-03
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-22
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officers · AP01
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-23