AB AUTOS (NEWBURGH) LTD
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.7k |
| Current assets | £30.4k |
| Net assets | £362 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-03📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-05-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-04-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AB AUTOS (NEWBURGH) LTD
- 2017-04-06➕BAXTER, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2017-04-06➕BAXTER, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2017-04-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-19
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Baxter Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew Baxterceased 06/04/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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