AUTOMOTION VEHICLE ENGINEERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07959911 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-22
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
£38.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (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: 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 (58/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £38,588
Net assets shrinking
Down £129 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£39k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£61k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24k£49k£73k£98k£122kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£90.0k£40.8k
Current assets£61.4k£122.2k
Net assets£38.6k£38.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-02-21
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2024-02-19
    ➕
    FAULKNER, Helen appointed
    secretary
  6. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-02-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2017-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-31
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    NETHERCOTT, Mark Terence resigned
    director
  16. 2017-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-02-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTOMOTION VEHICLE ENGINEERING LIMITED
  19. 2012-02-22
    ➕
    RANDALL, Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2012-02-22
    ➕
    NETHERCOTT, Mark Terence appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Randall
Individual · English · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Terence Nethercottceased 31/03/2017· 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
Incorporated2012-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

8 Milner Road
Chilton Road Industrial Estate
Sudbury
CO10 2XG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FAULKNER, Helen→
secretary · appointed 2024-02-19
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Active
RANDALL, Andrew→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-02-22
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Active
NETHERCOTT, Mark Terence→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-02-22 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-15