AUTOTEC PAINT & BODY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07826386 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£8.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 -33% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,914
Cash YoY
-33%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
↓ 33% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↑ 3.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£15k£23k£30k£38kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£8.9k£7.1k
Current assets£38.0k£36.7k
Cash£15.5k£23.1k
Debtors£18.2k£9.3k
Net assets£8.9k£7.1k

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

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3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2026-04-21
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2026-04-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-01-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2021-01-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-01-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-12-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-12-01
    ➕
    OWEN, Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2020-12-01
    ➖
    BAILEY, Andrew resigned
    director
  21. 2019-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2011-10-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTOTEC PAINT & BODY LIMITED
  23. 2011-10-27
    ➕
    MEE, Russell John appointed
    director
  24. 2011-10-27
    ➕
    BAILEY, Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2011-10-27
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  26. 2011-10-27
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andrew Owen
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/12/2020
Mr Russell John Mee
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Baileyceased 01/12/2020· 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
Incorporated2011-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

C/O Dpc Accountants Stone House
55 Stone Road Business Park
Stoke-On-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 6SR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MEE, Russell John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OWEN, Andrew→
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAILEY, Andrew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-10-27 · resigned 2020-12-01
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2011-10-27 · resigned 2011-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-04-22
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-26