AUTO DOOR DIRECT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07199194 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-23
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees200500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-22
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  2. 2024-09-19
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  3. 2024-07-11
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    VAN DER BYL, Richard John appointed
    director
  4. 2024-07-11
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    VAN DER BYL, William Henry appointed
    director
  5. 2024-07-11
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    BARCLAY-HICKS, Mandy resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-07-11
    ➖
    BARCLAY, Alexander Allan resigned
    director
  7. 2024-07-11
    ➖
    BARCLAY-HICKS, Mandy resigned
    director
  8. 2024-07-11
    ➖
    JENKINS, Michael Francis resigned
    director
  9. 2024-07-11
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    TREHARNE, Kevin Richard resigned
    director
  10. 2024-07-11
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  17. 2024-06-15
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  18. 2023-08-23
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  19. 2023-08-03
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  20. 2023-08-03
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  21. 2023-08-03
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  22. 2023-08-03
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  23. 2022-11-15
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  24. 2021-11-25
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  25. 2020-10-26
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  26. 2018-11-12
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    CAYLESS, Adam Craig resigned
    director
  27. 2010-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTO DOOR DIRECT LIMITED
  28. 2010-03-23
    ➕
    BARCLAY-HICKS, Mandy appointed
    secretary
  29. 2010-03-23
    ➕
    BARCLAY, Alexander Allan appointed
    director
  30. 2010-03-23
    ➕
    BARCLAY-HICKS, Mandy appointed
    director
  31. 2010-03-23
    ➕
    CAYLESS, Adam Craig appointed
    director
  32. 2010-03-23
    ➕
    JENKINS, Michael Francis appointed
    director
  33. 2010-03-23
    ➕
    TREHARNE, Kevin Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Entec Access Systems Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Entec Access Systems Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AUTO DOOR DIRECT LIMITED
This company · 07199194

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Entec Access Systems Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/12/2018
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alexander Allan Barclayceased 02/08/2023· significant influence
  • Mr Kevin Richard Treharneceased 02/08/2023· significant influence
  • Mrs Mandy Barclay-Hicksceased 02/08/2023· significant influence

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
Incorporated2010-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

The Dairy House
Moneyrow Green
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 2ND

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-17
Last: 2026-07-03

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

VAN DER BYL, Richard John→
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VAN DER BYL, William Henry→
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARCLAY-HICKS, Mandy→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-23 · resigned 2024-07-11
Resigned
BARCLAY, Alexander Allan→
director · ~68y · appointed 2010-03-23 · resigned 2024-07-11
Resigned
BARCLAY-HICKS, Mandy→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-03-23 · resigned 2024-07-11
Resigned
CAYLESS, Adam Craig→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-03-23 · resigned 2018-11-12
Resigned
JENKINS, Michael Francis→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-03-23 · resigned 2024-07-11
Resigned
TREHARNE, Kevin Richard→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-03-23 · resigned 2024-07-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03