AUTO REESPECT LTD

💤Zombieactive
11517170 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-14
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
£82.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.5y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £82,444

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£82k
↑ 128% YoY
Current Assets
£151k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£30k£61k£91k£121k£151kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£93.3k£57.3k
Current assets£151.3k£97.4k
Net assets£82.4k£36.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-12-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ifw-Debt LP (Acting by Its General Partner) Fwc Ifw Debt Gp Limited Acting by Fw Capital Limited
  4. 2025-06-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-06-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-11
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    address · AD03
  12. 2020-08-11
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  13. 2020-08-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTO REESPECT LTD
  17. 2018-08-14
    REES, John Thomas appointed
    director
  18. 2018-08-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "REES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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.)

Group structure

Reesolution Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Reesolution Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AUTO REESPECT LTD
This company · 11517170

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Reesolution Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/05/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Thomas Reesceased 15/05/2025· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-08-14
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

21 Gold Tops
Newport
NP20 4PG
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

REES, John Thomas
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-08-14
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ifw-Debt LP (Acting by Its General Partner) Fwc Ifw Debt Gp Acting by Fw Capital
Ifw-Debt LP (Acting by Its General Partner) Fwc Ifw Debt Gp Limited Acting by Fw Capital Limited
A registered charge2 properties19/12/2025
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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-27