AUTO LOCKSMITHS ASSOCIATION LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09751759 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-08-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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.
Key financials
2 years 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-04➖MORGAN, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2026-05-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-02-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-02-15➕WHAPPLES, Thomas Mark appointeddirector
- 2017-02-11➖SEARLE, Simon resigneddirector
- 2015-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTO LOCKSMITHS ASSOCIATION LIMITED
- 2015-08-27➕MORGAN, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2015-08-27➕SEARLE, Simon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
157 Gelligaer Road 157 Gelligaer Road
Cefn Hengoed
Caerphilly
Glamorgan
CF82 7HH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
WHAPPLES, Thomas Mark→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2017-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORGAN, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2015-08-27 · resigned 2026-05-04
SEARLE, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-08-27 · resigned 2017-02-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-20