AUTOLAB VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11935199 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-09
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 71/100 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees200100

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-13
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2023-04-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2022-06-21
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  12. 2022-01-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-03-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-04-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTOLAB VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD
  18. 2019-04-09
    ➕
    LEE, Stephen appointed
    director
  19. 2019-04-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Lee
Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/06/2022

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
Incorporated2019-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 12 Leaside
Aycliffe Business Park
Newton Aycliffe
DL5 6DE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LEE, Stephen→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-04-09
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-21
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-06-21