ALLSMART AUTO REPAIRS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07369721 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-08
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
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. 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 (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-09-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-09-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-09-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-03-26
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    BUTLER, Deirdre Helen resigned
    director
  15. 2019-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2017-04-05
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    DEMPSEY, Patrick Meldon appointed
    director
  20. 2017-04-05
    ➖
    BUTLER, Stewart resigned
    director
  21. 2010-12-10
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    BUTLER, Deirdre Helen appointed
    director
  22. 2010-12-10
    ➕
    BUTLER, Stewart appointed
    director
  23. 2010-12-10
    ➖
    DEMPSEY, Nicola Louise resigned
    director
  24. 2010-12-10
    ➖
    DEMPSEY, Patrick Meldon resigned
    director
  25. 2010-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLSMART AUTO REPAIRS LIMITED
  26. 2010-09-08
    ➕
    DEMPSEY, Nicola Louise appointed
    director
  27. 2010-09-08
    ➕
    DEMPSEY, Patrick Meldon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Nicola Louise Meldon Dempsey
Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/11/2021
Mr Charlie Meldon Dempsey
Individual · British · DOB 08/2001 · age 25
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/11/2021
Mr Patrick Meldon Dempsey
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares23/04/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Stewart Butlerceased 18/11/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Deirdre Helen Butlerceased 19/10/2021· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2010-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 4 Upcott Avenue
Pottington Business Park
Barnstaple
Devon
EX31 1HN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DEMPSEY, Patrick Meldon→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, Deirdre Helen→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-12-10 · resigned 2020-03-26
Resigned
BUTLER, Stewart→
director · ~78y · appointed 2010-12-10 · resigned 2017-04-05
Resigned
DEMPSEY, Nicola Louise→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-09-08 · resigned 2010-12-10
Resigned
DEMPSEY, Patrick Meldon→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-09-08 · resigned 2010-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-17