AUTO SPRAY BRISTOL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

11313643 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-17

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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 (78/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

22 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	200	300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-05-05
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-21
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
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MCCANN, Daniel resigned
director
2025-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-17
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-04-17
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Company incorporated
As AUTO SPRAY BRISTOL LIMITED
2018-04-17
➕
WOODRUFF, Paul appointed
director
2018-04-17
➕
MCCANN, Daniel appointed
director
2018-04-17
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

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

45/100

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.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Woodruff Individual · British · DOB 11/1985 · age 41	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	31/07/2025

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Paul Woodruffceased 31/07/2025· significant influence
Mr Daniel Mccannceased 31/07/2025· 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

Incorporated2018-04-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 4b Kingsfield Lane

Longwell Green

Bristol

BS30 6DL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WOODRUFF, Paul→

director · ~41y · appointed 2018-04-17

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Active

MCCANN, Daniel→

director · ~41y · appointed 2018-04-17 · resigned 2025-07-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-06

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-05-05

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-05-05

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-21

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-03-21