AUTOWERKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09755256 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-01
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£25.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,664

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£26k
↑ 2414% YoY
Current Assets
£69k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£27k£41k£55k£69kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£25.7k£1.0k
Current assets£68.7k£55.2k
Net assets£25.7k£1.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-07-10
    ➖
    MISTRY, Champak Gulab resigned
    director
  8. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2017-07-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  15. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-17
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-05-04
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    MISTRY, Champak Gulab appointed
    director
  18. 2015-09-01
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTOWERKS LIMITED
  19. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    ASPINALL, Kevin appointed
    director
  20. 2015-09-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some 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.
  • 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 Kevin Aspinall
Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46
—75–100%75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Brown Street Garage
Brown Street
Bolton
Lancashire
BL1 1TY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ASPINALL, Kevin→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-09-01
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Active
MISTRY, Champak Gulab→
director · ~76y · appointed 2017-05-04 · resigned 2022-07-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—20/07/2017—
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-03