AUDI VW SPECIALIST LIMITED

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07219451 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-11
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£862
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £862
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£90k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£862
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£103k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£26k£53k£79k£105k£132kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£862£629
Current assets£102.7k£131.5k
Cash£90.2k£104.5k
Debtors£12.4k£27.0k
Net assets£862£629

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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-03-21
    ➖
    WEBSTER, Jacqueline Anne resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2017-09-26
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    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2017-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-11-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Sarah Rebecca Sclater
  18. 2010-04-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUDI VW SPECIALIST LIMITED
  19. 2010-04-11
    ➕
    WEBSTER, David Scott appointed
    director
  20. 2010-04-11
    ➕
    WEBSTER, Jacqueline Anne appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Scott Webster
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control05/07/2016

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
Incorporated2010-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

The Studio
1 Canons Lane
Burgh Heath
Surrey
KT20 6DP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WEBSTER, David Scott→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-04-11
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Active
WEBSTER, Jacqueline Anne→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-11 · resigned 2025-03-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Sarah Rebecca Sclater
Lease1 property09/11/2012—
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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-02-28