AUTO ITEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

07634666 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-16

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 Oct 2025

Net worth

£11.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -81% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £11,122

Very low cash

Cash position: £92

Net assets shrinking

Down £2,189 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 81% YoY

Cash YoY

-81%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£92

↓ 81% YoY

Net Worth

£11k

↓ 16% YoY

Current Assets

£11k

↑ 22% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Total assets	£11.1k	£13.3k
Current assets	£11.2k	£9.2k
Cash	£92	£492
Debtors	£9.6k	£6.9k
Net assets	£11.1k	£13.3k

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-01-26
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accounts · AA
2024-12-09
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accounts · AA
2023-11-23
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accounts · AA
2023-02-02
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accounts · AA
2022-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-23
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officers · AP01
2021-01-19
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address · AD01
2021-01-19
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officers · TM01
2021-01-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-16
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accounts · AA
2020-05-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-01-10
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CARR, Karen appointed
director
2020-01-01
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JENNINGS, Toni resigned
director
2019-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-12-20
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FRASER, Pauline resigned
director
2018-12-20
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JENNINGS, Toni appointed
director
2018-12-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-12-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-12-18
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capital · SH02
2018-03-08
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FRASER, Pauline appointed
director
2018-03-07
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MURPHY, Barbara Anne resigned
director
2013-01-31
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MILLS, Ernest resigned
director
2013-01-31
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MURPHY, Barbara Anne appointed
director
2011-08-01
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CARR, Karen resigned
secretary
2011-08-01
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CARR, Karen resigned
director
2011-08-01
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MILLS, Ernest appointed
director
2011-05-16
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Company incorporated
As AUTO ITEMS LIMITED
2011-05-16
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CARR, Karen appointed
secretary
2011-05-16
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CARR, Karen appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Karen Carr Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	07/03/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Barbara Anne Murphyceased 07/03/2018· 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

Incorporated2011-05-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

77 Front Street

Newbiggin-By-The-Sea

Northumberland

NE64 6AD

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-30

Last: 2026-05-16

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

CARR, Karen→

director · ~62y · appointed 2020-01-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CARR, Karen→

secretary · appointed 2011-05-16 · resigned 2011-08-01

Resigned

CARR, Karen→

director · ~62y · appointed 2011-05-16 · resigned 2011-08-01

Resigned

FRASER, Pauline→

director · ~68y · appointed 2018-03-08 · resigned 2018-12-20

Resigned

JENNINGS, Toni→

director · ~34y · appointed 2018-12-20 · resigned 2020-01-01

Resigned

MILLS, Ernest→

director · ~64y · appointed 2011-08-01 · resigned 2013-01-31

Resigned

MURPHY, Barbara Anne→

director · ~75y · appointed 2013-01-31 · resigned 2018-03-07

Resigned

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