AUTOSPORT LOGISTICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 10.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-356.7k | £-188.4k |
| Current assets | £201 | £248 |
| Net assets | £-382.7k | £-330.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-06-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-06-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2015-08-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Cumbria Community Asset & Reinvestment Trust LTD
- 2011-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTOSPORT LOGISTICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2011-03-11➕THOMSON, Barrie appointeddirector
- 2011-03-11➕SHAH, Ela appointeddirector
- 2011-03-11➖SHAH, Ela resigneddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Barrie Thomson Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Cumbria Community Asset & Reinvestment Trust Cumbria Community Asset & Reinvestment Trust LTD | A registered charge | — | 14/08/2015 | — |