AUTO TEK SPARES LTD

💤Zombieactive
14172290 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-14
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: No active directors on record. Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated. 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 (0 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
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,000 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£800£2k£2k£3k£4kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£0£4.0k
Net assets£0£4.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-04-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-07-20
    BARTON, Credie Lee James resigned
    director
  6. 2025-05-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTO TEK SPARES LTD
  9. 2022-06-14
    BARTON, Credie Lee James appointed
    director
  10. 2022-06-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·
No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Credie Lee James Barton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/06/2022

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
Incorporated2022-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

280 Alps Accountancy
Church Street
Blackpool
FY1 3PZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

BARTON, Credie Lee James
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-06-14 · resigned 2025-07-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-14