AUTOGROUP SOUTH WEST LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09300707 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-07
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-04-01➕WILSON, Fiona Elizabeth Allison appointeddirector
- 2016-03-04📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2016-02-23➖LONGDEN, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2015-05-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTOGROUP SOUTH WEST LIMITED
- 2014-11-07➕BOREHAM, Adam Ian appointeddirector
- 2014-11-07➕LONGDEN, Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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 signalSome 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
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 Adam Ian Boreham Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Fiona Elizabeth Allison Wilson Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
C/O Autostrada A370 Weston Road
Congresbury
Bristol
BS49 5EB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BOREHAM, Adam Ian→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILSON, Fiona Elizabeth Allison→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2016-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LONGDEN, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2014-11-07 · resigned 2016-02-23
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 13/05/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-11-26