AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS (STAFFS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09622787 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-04
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£263
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -44% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £263
Net assets shrinking
Down £24,338 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 44% YoY
Cash YoY
-44%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£28k
↓ 44% YoY
Net Worth
£263
↓ 99% YoY
Current Assets
£161k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£36k£72k£108k£144k£180kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£154.4k£143.0k
Current assets£161.2k£179.9k
Cash£28.4k£51.1k
Debtors£115.4k£115.4k
Net assets£263£24.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-06-04
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  4. 2025-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2023-04-04
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2023-04-04
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2017-10-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-10-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2016-07-01
    ➕
    BULL, Greg appointed
    director
  19. 2015-06-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS (STAFFS) LIMITED
  20. 2015-06-04
    ➕
    MOON, Mark Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Robert Moon
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Greg Bull
Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2015-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 9 Stone Enterprise Centre
Emerald Way
Stone
Staffordshire
ST15 0SR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BULL, Greg→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-07-01
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Active
MOON, Mark Robert→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-06-04
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Active

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-04
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-04-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14