AUTORIGHT LTD

💤Zombieactive
10090234 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-30
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£836.1k
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: 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 (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 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 £836,120

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£513k
Net Worth
£836k
Current Assets
£1.0m
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£873.5k
Current assets£1.04M
Cash£513.1k
Debtors£503.4k
Net assets£836.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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  2. 2025-03-06
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  3. 2025-03-04
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  4. 2025-03-04
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  5. 2025-02-24
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  6. 2024-03-06
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-12-19
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-18
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  12. 2020-04-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2019-11-21
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    address · AD01
  14. 2019-10-14
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  15. 2019-04-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-01-11
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-01-09
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-01-05
    WHALLEY, Michael James resigned
    director
  19. 2016-03-30
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTORIGHT LTD
  20. 2016-03-30
    FRYER, Andrew Ian appointed
    director
  21. 2016-03-30
    WHALLEY, Michael James appointed
    director

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Ian Fryer
Individual · British · DOB 08/1990 · age 36
sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Michael Whalleyceased 05/01/2019· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2016-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Fairthorne Garage
Pembury Road
Tonbridge
TN11 0QE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FRYER, Andrew Ian
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-03-30
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Active
WHALLEY, Michael James
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-03-30 · resigned 2019-01-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2025-03-06
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2025-03-04
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-30