AUTO WHEELS CAR SALES LTD

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09366590 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£-13.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.1y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 1.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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 (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
44 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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £13,878
Net assets shrinking
Down £82,850 YoY
Cash YoY
+884%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↑ 884% YoY
Net Worth
-£14k
↓ 120% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£14k£3k£19k£36k£52k£69kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£70.2k£127.3k
Current assets£27.1k£69.1k
Cash£9.3k£948
Debtors£17.8k£26.8k
Net assets£-13.9k£69.0k

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

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2025-06-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Drjc Limited
  5. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-07-15
    ➖
    SWANN, Andrew Michael resigned
    director
  8. 2023-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-01-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-01-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-08-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-06-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-06-01
    ➕
    SWANN, Holly Ann appointed
    director
  21. 2016-01-07
    ➕
    SWANN, Robert Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 2014-12-25
    ➖
    SWAN, Robert resigned
    director
  23. 2014-12-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTO WHEELS CAR SALES LTD
  24. 2014-12-24
    ➕
    SWAN, Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2014-12-24
    ➕
    SWANN, Andrew Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Swann
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/11/2016

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
Incorporated2014-12-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

7 Windmill Close
Ringwood
BH24 2DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-19
Last: 2026-06-05

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SWANN, Holly Ann→
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWANN, Robert Anthony→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWAN, Robert→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-12-24 · resigned 2014-12-25
Resigned
SWANN, Andrew Michael→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-12-24 · resigned 2023-07-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Drjc
Drjc Limited
A registered charge—18/06/2025—
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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-05