ANDEB AUTOSUPPLIES LTD
💤Zombieactive
07671482 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 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
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
See pricing →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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-01-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-12-30✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2016-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDEB AUTOSUPPLIES LTD
- 2011-06-15➕HINCHLIFFE, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2011-06-15➕HINCHLIFFE, Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. 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 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Hinchcliffe Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & R MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED→ 01856688 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| A ONE SELLER LTD→ 16292526 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALF HALES AND SONS LTD→ 15194772 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALJARO MOTORS LIMITED→ 16775750 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AM AUTOS (BARNSLEY) LTD→ 12662765 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AM SERVICES NW LTD→ 12134335 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AMBASSADOR REPAIR CENTRE LIMITED→ 06760228 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| AMBER SPIRE LIMITED→ 14314321 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ANCHOR POINT LTD→ 06850182 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ANDREW SHARP MOBILE MOTOR VEHICLE TECHNICIAN LIMITED→ 05908063 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ANDY CANDLER MOTOR ENGINEERS (2020) LTD→ 12299900 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ANDY HUDSON SALES LTD→ 09847879 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Alison Business Centre
40 Alison Crescent
Sheffield
S2 1AS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-29
Last: 2026-06-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HINCHLIFFE, Andrew→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HINCHLIFFE, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-01