AUSTRIN GEARBOX SPECIALIST LTD

🌳Matureactive
08265665 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-23
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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, 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
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
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
77
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£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
4
filings
  • • 4 officers
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-06
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Stacey Ann resigned
    secretary
  2. 2026-07-06
    ➖
    CORNFORTH, Kay resigned
    director
  3. 2026-07-06
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Andrew Charles resigned
    director
  4. 2026-07-06
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Stacey Ann resigned
    director
  5. 2026-07-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-07-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-07-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2026-07-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-09-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-09-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-07-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-04-01
    ➕
    CORNFORTH, Kay appointed
    director
  21. 2021-04-01
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Stacey Ann appointed
    director
  22. 2020-06-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2017-01-01
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Andrew Charles appointed
    director
  25. 2015-11-05
    ➕
    CORNFORTH, Joe Steven appointed
    director
  26. 2012-10-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUSTRIN GEARBOX SPECIALIST LTD
  27. 2012-10-23
    ➕
    CORNFORTH, Steven John appointed
    director
  28. 2012-10-23
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Stacey Ann appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

74/100
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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 63. 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

1 med ·
4 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: JOHNSON, Stacey Ann resigned 2026-07-06; CORNFORTH, Kay resigned 2026-07-06; JOHNSON, Andrew Charles resigned 2026-07-06

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joe Cornforth
Individual · British · DOB 12/1990 · age 36
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/09/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Steven John Cornforthceased 01/09/2023· 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
Incorporated2012-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Platinum House Locomotion Way
Camperdown Industrial Estate
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE12 5US
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CORNFORTH, Joe Steven→
director · ~36y · appointed 2015-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORNFORTH, Steven John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Stacey Ann→
secretary · appointed 2012-10-23 · resigned 2026-07-06
Resigned
CORNFORTH, Kay→
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-04-01 · resigned 2026-07-06
Resigned
JOHNSON, Andrew Charles→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-01-01 · resigned 2026-07-06
Resigned
JOHNSON, Stacey Ann→
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-04-01 · resigned 2026-07-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-01