AUTOHORN INVESTMENTS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11300646 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-10
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.
Why now
Window opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees3300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 capital
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 capital
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  2. 2026-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-05-29
    ➖
    ADAMS, David James resigned
    director
  4. 2026-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-13
    📄
    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  8. 2024-03-12
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  9. 2024-03-04
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  10. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-19
    ➖
    BAINES, Richard James resigned
    director
  16. 2020-06-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-06-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  19. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTOHORN INVESTMENTS LTD
  21. 2018-04-10
    ➕
    BAINES, Frances Mary appointed
    director
  22. 2018-04-10
    ➕
    UNDERWOOD, Lee Ramon appointed
    director
  23. 2018-04-10
    ➕
    ADAMS, David James appointed
    director
  24. 2018-04-10
    ➕
    BAINES, Richard James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David James Adams
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/04/2018
Mrs Frances Mary Baines
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/04/2018
Mr Lee Ramon Underwood
Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard James Bainesceased 19/06/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2018-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Alfies Barn Wigginton Road
Wigginton
York
YO32 2RJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BAINES, Frances Mary→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
UNDERWOOD, Lee Ramon→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, David James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-04-10 · resigned 2026-05-29
Resigned
BAINES, Richard James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-04-10 · resigned 2020-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2024-03-13
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-03-12
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-11