7K AUTOMOTIVE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15411306 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-15
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
  • 59112Video production activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
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 £1,830

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£337
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£1.8k
Current assets£337
Net assets£1.8k

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 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-27
    ➖
    MILES, Oscar Rickson Andrew resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-12-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-12-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-12-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-12-20
    ➖
    ROWELL, Lewis James resigned
    director
  10. 2024-12-20
    ➖
    WATKIN, James Andrew resigned
    director
  11. 2024-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-06-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2024-06-10
    ➖
    ALLCOCK, Amber Louise resigned
    director
  14. 2024-01-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2024-01-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2024-01-22
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  17. 2024-01-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 7K AUTOMOTIVE LTD
  18. 2024-01-15
    ➕
    FOSBROOK, Jonathan Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2024-01-15
    ➕
    ALLCOCK, Amber Louise appointed
    director
  20. 2024-01-15
    ➕
    MILES, Oscar Rickson Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2024-01-15
    ➕
    ROWELL, Lewis James appointed
    director
  22. 2024-01-15
    ➕
    WATKIN, James Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2024-01-15
    📄
    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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Anthony Fosbrook
Individual · British · DOB 11/2000 · age 26
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest22/01/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Lewis James Rowellceased 18/06/2024· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2024-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Riverside View
Doncaster Road
Mexborough
S64 0JD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

FOSBROOK, Jonathan Anthony→
director · ~26y · appointed 2024-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLCOCK, Amber Louise→
director · ~23y · appointed 2024-01-15 · resigned 2024-06-10
Resigned
MILES, Oscar Rickson Andrew→
director · ~23y · appointed 2024-01-15 · resigned 2026-01-27
Resigned
ROWELL, Lewis James→
director · ~24y · appointed 2024-01-15 · resigned 2024-12-20
Resigned
WATKIN, James Andrew→
director · ~24y · appointed 2024-01-15 · resigned 2024-12-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-27
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-01-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-15