A.S. MOTOR REPAIRS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10066352 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£951
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. 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
21 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £951
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,464 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£951
↓ 82% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£13k£20k£26k£33kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£21.4k£35.6k
Current assets£29.4k£32.8k
Net assets£951£5.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2016-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As A.S. MOTOR REPAIRS LIMITED
  12. 2016-03-16
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    SIMPSON, Andrew David appointed
    director
  13. 2016-03-16
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    SIMPSON, Carrie Louise appointed
    director
  14. 2016-03-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 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 David Andrew Simpson
Individual · English · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/03/2017
Mrs Carrie Louise Simpson
Individual · English · DOB 02/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/03/2017

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
Incorporated2016-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 1 Factory Road
Blaydon-On-Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE21 5SA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SIMPSON, Andrew David→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-03-16
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Active
SIMPSON, Carrie Louise→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-03-16
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Active

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-15