AUTOFINITY PARTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07937109 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒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
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 63990Other information service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 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

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-29
    ➕
    BANKS, Christopher Daniel Paul appointed
    director
  5. 2023-09-29
    ➕
    CLARKE, Adrian Lewis appointed
    director
  6. 2023-09-29
    ➕
    CLARKE, David Ian appointed
    director
  7. 2023-09-29
    ➕
    WHEELER, Adam James appointed
    director
  8. 2023-09-29
    ➕
    WHITEHAIR, Andrew appointed
    director
  9. 2023-09-29
    ➖
    WHEELER, Geoffrey Stephen resigned
    director
  10. 2023-09-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-09-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-09-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-09-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-09-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-09-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2023-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2023-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2023-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-11-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2019-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-05-11
    ➖
    CARTER, Stephen John resigned
    secretary
  26. 2018-05-11
    ➖
    CARTER, Stephen John resigned
    director
  27. 2012-06-08
    ➕
    CARTER, Stephen John appointed
    director
  28. 2012-02-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTOFINITY PARTS LIMITED
  29. 2012-02-06
    ➕
    CARTER, Stephen John appointed
    secretary
  30. 2012-02-06
    ➕
    WHEELER, Geoffrey Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Autofinity Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Autofinity Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AUTOFINITY PARTS LIMITED
This company · 07937109

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Autofinity Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310

Registered office

Suite 424 Chadwick House Birchwood Park
Warrington
WA3 6AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

BANKS, Christopher Daniel Paul→
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Adrian Lewis→
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, David Ian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHEELER, Adam James→
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITEHAIR, Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTER, Stephen John→
secretary · appointed 2012-02-06 · resigned 2018-05-11
Resigned
CARTER, Stephen John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-06-08 · resigned 2018-05-11
Resigned
WHEELER, Geoffrey Stephen→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-02-06 · resigned 2023-09-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-07