A.B. AUTOS (ARUNDEL) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08493825 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£30.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £29,962

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£30k
↑ 91% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£11k£23k£34k£45k£57kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£30.0k£15.7k
Current assets£35.5k£56.6k
Net assets£30.0k£15.7k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-18
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    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-06
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  6. 2022-10-12
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  7. 2022-04-22
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    address · AD01
  8. 2022-02-09
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    address · AD01
  9. 2022-02-09
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    address · AD01
  10. 2021-12-07
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  11. 2020-10-30
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  12. 2019-09-03
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  13. 2018-09-11
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  14. 2017-07-21
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-20
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-10-01
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    BENNETT, Keeli Adelaide appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-10-01
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    BALDWIN, Craig appointed
    director
  19. 2013-10-01
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    BENNETT, Keeli Adelaide resigned
    director
  20. 2013-04-18
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    Company incorporated
    As A.B. AUTOS (ARUNDEL) LIMITED
  21. 2013-04-18
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    BENNETT, Alan Peter appointed
    director
  22. 2013-04-18
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    BENNETT, Keeli Adelaide appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Peter Bennett
Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest01/07/2016
Mr Craig Baldwin
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 6, Fresh Acres Nursery Yapton Lane
Walberton
Arundel
BN18 0AS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-02
Last: 2025-04-18

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BENNETT, Keeli Adelaide→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-01
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Active
BALDWIN, Craig→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-10-01
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Active
BENNETT, Alan Peter→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-04-18
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Active
BENNETT, Keeli Adelaide→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-04-18 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19