AUTOBLISS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10321656 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-10
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£10.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45190
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £10,050
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£33k
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£96k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £28.3k | £38.6k |
| Current assets | £96.4k | £119.4k |
| Cash | £32.6k | — |
| Debtors | £17.1k | — |
| Net assets | £10.1k | £7.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-07-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-04-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-08-10🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTOBLISS LIMITED
- 2016-08-10➕BLISS, Stuart John appointeddirector
- 2016-08-10➕REEVES, Adam John appointeddirector
- 2016-08-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLISS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190
Registered office
Autobliss Limited Coronation Road
Worle
Weston Super Mare
BS22 6DT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BLISS, Stuart John→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2016-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REEVES, Adam John→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2016-08-10
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-04