A&B AUTOS (LEICS) LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14533448 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-09
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£56.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £56,198
Cash YoY
+22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£73k
↑ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£56k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£82k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£19k£39k£58k£78k£97kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£60.6k£38.1k
Current assets£82.5k£97.1k
Cash£73.0k£60.0k
Debtors£9.4k£37.1k
Net assets£56.2k£38.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2022-12-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A&B AUTOS (LEICS) LTD
  5. 2022-12-09
    KIRK, Amy Marie appointed
    director
  6. 2022-12-09
    WILLIAMS, Benjamin Michael appointed
    director
  7. 2022-12-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Amy Marie Kirk
Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/12/2022
Mr Benjamin Michael Williams
Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/12/2022

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
Incorporated2022-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

19 Warren Park Way
Enderby
Leicester
LE19 4SA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KIRK, Amy Marie
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-12-09
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Active
WILLIAMS, Benjamin Michael
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-12-09
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-01-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-09