ABSOLUTE AUTOS WATERLOOVILLE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08394038 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-07
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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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: active trading company 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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.

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£10k£19k£29k£38k£48kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets—£11.6k
Current assets—£47.8k
Net assets—£11.6k
Average employees800—

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 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
    ➖
    SMILES, Leah Anne resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-21
    ➕
    SMILES, Leah Anne appointed
    director
  5. 2025-03-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-03-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-04-11
    ➖
    LOFTING, Leah Anne resigned
    director
  19. 2013-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE AUTOS WATERLOOVILLE LIMITED
  20. 2013-02-07
    ➕
    SMILES, Kevin Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2013-02-07
    ➕
    LOFTING, Leah Anne 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 13 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Robert Smiles
Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

13-14 Aston Road
Waterlooville
PO7 7XG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SMILES, Kevin Robert→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOFTING, Leah Anne→
director · ~36y · appointed 2013-02-07 · resigned 2013-04-11
Resigned
SMILES, Leah Anne→
director · ~36y · appointed 2025-03-21 · resigned 2026-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-26