AMR AUTOS GREAT AYTON LTD

🌳Matureactive

08110988 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-19

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£16.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 2 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

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

33 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 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £16,274

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£16k

↑ 444% YoY

Current Assets

£23k

↓ 6.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£27.9k	£24.7k
Current assets	£23.0k	£24.6k
Net assets	£16.3k	£3.0k

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-12-10
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2022-10-31
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2021-10-18
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2020-12-22
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2019-10-25
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2018-10-23
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2017-10-20
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2017-06-26
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2017-06-26
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2016-09-27
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2016-07-13
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2015-06-22
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2014-03-27
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REED, Christopher Mark resigned
director
2012-06-19
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Company incorporated
As AMR AUTOS GREAT AYTON LTD
2012-06-19
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REED, Andrew Michael appointed
director
2012-06-19
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REED, Catherine Mary appointed
director
2012-06-19
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REED, Christopher Mark appointed
director

Owner dependency

81/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 69. 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 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Michael Reed Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	19/06/2017
Mrs Catherine Mary Reed Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	19/06/2017

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

Incorporated2012-06-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Greenhow Hill Farm Pannerman Lane

Great Ayton

Middlesbrough

Cleveland

TS9 6QF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-03

Last: 2026-06-19

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

REED, Andrew Michael→

director · ~69y · appointed 2012-06-19

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REED, Catherine Mary→

director · ~67y · appointed 2012-06-19

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Active

REED, Christopher Mark→

director · ~42y · appointed 2012-06-19 · resigned 2014-03-27

Resigned

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