AUTOREFURB SOUTH WEST LTD

🌳Matureactive
09257368 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-09
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
30 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees200300

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.

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Recent activity

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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-07-16
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  3. 2023-07-25
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  4. 2022-06-28
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  5. 2022-01-06
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    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-01-04
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    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-04-01
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    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-26
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    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-10-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-07-31
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  14. 2018-07-30
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  15. 2017-07-17
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-12
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    LONGDEN, Andrew resigned
    director
  17. 2016-04-01
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    WILSON, Fiona Elizabeth Allison appointed
    director
  18. 2014-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTOREFURB SOUTH WEST LTD
  19. 2014-10-09
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    BOREHAM, Adam Ian appointed
    director
  20. 2014-10-09
    ➕
    LONGDEN, Andrew 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

41/100
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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Ian Boreham
Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence09/10/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

C/O Autostrada Ltd A370 Weston Road
Congresbury
Bristol
BS49 5EB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BOREHAM, Adam Ian→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-10-09
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Active
WILSON, Fiona Elizabeth Allison→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active
LONGDEN, Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-10-09 · resigned 2016-04-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-07-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-01