ANDREA'S AUTOS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08858661 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-23

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

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

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: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

28 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Average employees	400	500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 capital

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 capital

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 capital
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-05-19
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capital · SH01
2025-10-07
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accounts · AA
2024-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-01-21
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officers · AP01
2020-01-20
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WATTS, Patrick appointed
director
2019-10-24
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accounts · AA
2018-10-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-01-23
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capital · SH01
2017-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-01-25
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annual-return · AR01
2014-01-23
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Company incorporated
As ANDREA'S AUTOS LIMITED
2014-01-23
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WATTS, Andrea appointed
director
2014-01-23
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WATTS, Richard Malcolm 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

+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Patrick Watts Individual · British · DOB 07/1999 · age 27	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	20/01/2020
Mrs Andrea Watts Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Richard Watts Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2014-01-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Andrea's Autos Auton Stile

Bearpark

Durham

DH7 7AA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-06

Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WATTS, Andrea→

director · ~52y · appointed 2014-01-23

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WATTS, Patrick→

director · ~27y · appointed 2020-01-20

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WATTS, Richard Malcolm→

director · ~55y · appointed 2014-01-23

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