AUTO PRO FIT LTD
💤Zombieactive
08798233 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-02
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£30.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £30,511
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£31k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £38.2k | £39.7k |
| Current assets | £57.6k | £47.3k |
| Net assets | £30.5k | £24.6k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-04-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-31➕NETA, Sarabjit Singh appointeddirector
- 2020-03-31➖THETHI, Mandeep Singh resigneddirector
- 2020-03-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-02-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2020-02-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-02-15➖NETA, Sarbjit resignedsecretary
- 2020-02-14➖NETA, Sarabjit Singh resigneddirector
- 2020-02-14➕THETHI, Mandeep Singh appointeddirector
- 2013-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTO PRO FIT LTD
- 2013-12-02➕NETA, Sarbjit appointedsecretary
- 2013-12-02➕NETA, Sarabjit Singh appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 Sarabjit Singh Neta Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/06/2020 |
Mrs Jaspreet Neta Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/04/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Sarabjit Singh Netaceased 11/03/2020· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AIICA LTD→ 15651850 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ANDREWS AUTOS LIMITED→ 06392730 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ASH TRUCK & TRAILER SERVICES LTD→ 15394593 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AUTO BITS ONLINE LIMITED→ 08868773 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| AUTO REPAIRES SOLUTIONS LTD→ 15391191 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AUTO SUREFIT LIMITED→ 03916667 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| AUTOPOINT M.O.T. CENTRE ATHERSTONE LIMITED→ 05443109 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| AUTOTRADERCARS LTD→ 11783519 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AUTOTRUST CENTRE LIMITED→ 07485581 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AVA CAR PARTS UK LTD→ 14493431 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
24 Wood Street
Park Village
Wolverhampton
WV10 9DS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
NETA, Sarabjit Singh→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NETA, Sarbjit→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-12-02 · resigned 2020-02-15
NETA, Sarabjit Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2013-12-02 · resigned 2020-02-14
THETHI, Mandeep Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2020-02-14 · resigned 2020-03-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 18/02/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-01