AUTO SKILLS (READING) C.I.C.
🏛️Establishedactive
10659244 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£203.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 £203,669
Cash YoY
+492%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£88k
↑ 492% YoY
Net Worth
£204k
↑ 147% YoY
Current Assets
£111k
↑ 497% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £208.4k | £95.9k |
| Current assets | £111.2k | £18.6k |
| Cash | £87.5k | £14.8k |
| Debtors | £23.6k | £3.8k |
| Net assets | £203.7k | £82.5k |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-10➖LLOYD, Elliott resigneddirector
- 2024-03-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-02➕SMITH, Lee appointeddirector
- 2018-08-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-08-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-08-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-07-31➕LLOYD, Elliott appointeddirector
- 2018-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-03-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-04-04✏️change-of-name-community-interest-companychange-of-name · CICCON
- 2017-03-08🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTO SKILLS (READING) C.I.C.
- 2017-03-08➕VINICOMBE, Angus Colin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Angus Colin Vinicombe Individual · English · DOB 01/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | — | board control75-100% shares · board control · firm interest | 08/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 3 Green Gables Tidmarsh Lane
Tidmarsh
Reading
RG8 8HG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
VINICOMBE, Angus Colin→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2017-03-08
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LLOYD, Elliott→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2018-07-31 · resigned 2024-03-10
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-28