A1 TYRE SERVICES & AUTOCENTRES LTD
💤Zombieactive
12788727 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-03
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 TYRE SERVICES & AUTOCENTRES LTD
- 2020-08-03➕WINTERBOTTOM, Leonard James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Leonard James Winterbottom Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 03/08/2020 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Leon James Winterbottomceased 09/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Elizabeth Winterbottomceased 09/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Elizabeth Winterbottomceased 02/08/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Adrian John Winterbottomceased 09/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 1ST WHEELS CAR SALES LIMITED→ 15557262 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 4 SEASONS TYRES LTD→ 16284358 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A & A MOTORS (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED→ 05822592 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ABU MOTOR SERVICE LIMITED→ 16167710 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADVANCED VEHICLE PARTS LTD→ 16811514 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJL MOTORS LTD→ 15232577 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AKM TEAM LIMITED→ 11349025 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALBERT SMART REPAIR & BODY WORK LTD→ 15332025 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALISA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 14419887 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALL GO MOTORHOME SALES & HIRE LIMITED→ 16807497 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALL RIGHT AUTOS LTD→ 09619651 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 5 Cornwall Street
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU8 8AF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
WINTERBOTTOM, Leonard James→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2020-08-03
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Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-02