AUTOHAUS DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08814580 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-13
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
£38.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £38,830
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,435 YoY
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£97k
↑ 2.2% YoY
Net Worth
£39k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£104k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£21k£41k£62k£83k£104kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£48.3k£58.5k
Current assets£103.7k£101.7k
Cash£97.1k£95.0k
Debtors£5.5k£5.7k
Net assets£38.8k£49.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-24
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  3. 2023-11-27
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  4. 2022-12-05
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  5. 2021-12-17
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  6. 2021-03-20
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  7. 2019-10-15
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  8. 2018-10-25
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  9. 2018-05-25
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  10. 2018-05-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2018-04-12
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  12. 2018-04-12
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-04-06
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    HALL, Andrew Richard appointed
    director
  14. 2018-04-06
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    FUTERS, Richard Michael resigned
    director
  15. 2017-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-04
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  17. 2016-01-11
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  18. 2013-12-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTOHAUS DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED
  19. 2013-12-13
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    MCDONALD, Craig appointed
    director
  20. 2013-12-13
    ➕
    FUTERS, Richard Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 Andrew Richard Hall
Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2018
Mr Craig Mcdonald
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Michael Futersceased 06/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Equinox House
Clifton Park Avenue
York
YO30 5PA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HALL, Andrew Richard→
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-04-06
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Active
MCDONALD, Craig→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FUTERS, Richard Michael→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-12-13 · resigned 2018-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-14