AUTOLOGIK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07099953 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-09
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-10.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.2y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £10,148
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,775 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£10k
↓ 724% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-10.1k | £1.6k |
| Current assets | £6.8k | £13.5k |
| Net assets | £-10.1k | £1.6k |
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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2021-09-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-09-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-01-26📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2017-01-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-11-26➕MONTGOMERY, Joanna Amelia appointeddirector
- 2009-12-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTOLOGIK LIMITED
- 2009-12-09➕MONTGOMERY, Gareth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Joanna Amelia Montgomery Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/11/2016 |
Mr Gareth Montgomery Individual · British,New Zealander · DOB 03/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
The Gables
Uplowman
Tiverton
EX16 7DP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MONTGOMERY, Gareth→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2009-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MONTGOMERY, Joanna Amelia→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-11-26
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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 | — | 29/03/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-16