AUTO ENLIGHTEN LTD
🌳Matureactive
09770299 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-09
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£35.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £35,378
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£35k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£103k
↑ 6.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £35.4k | £22.9k |
| Current assets | £103.3k | £97.5k |
| Net assets | £35.4k | £22.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-07-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-06-19➖HEAD, Robert resigneddirector
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-09-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-09-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-07➕THORNE, Antony appointeddirector
- 2015-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTO ENLIGHTEN LTD
- 2015-09-09➕THORNE, Beverley appointeddirector
- 2015-09-09➕HEAD, Robert appointeddirector
- 2015-09-09➕ROUGHLEY, Karen appointeddirector
- 2015-09-09➖ROUGHLEY, Karen resigneddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Beverley Thorne Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Antony Thorneceased 29/09/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr Robert Headceased 19/06/2026· 25-50% shares
- Ms Karen Roughleyceased 07/07/2020· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47410 — Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores
Registered office
Riverside House
River Lawn Road
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 1EP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-23
Last: 2026-07-09
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
THORNE, Antony→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-07-07
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THORNE, Beverley→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-09-09
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HEAD, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2015-09-09 · resigned 2026-06-19
ROUGHLEY, Karen→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2015-09-09 · resigned 2015-09-09
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-01