BODIE AUTOS LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
15500911 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-18
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
52/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
20
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,916

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£4k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-28
Total assets£-2.5k
Current assets£2.6k
Net assets£-3.9k

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

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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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2026-07-07
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2026-04-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2026-04-12
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2025-06-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BODIE AUTOS LTD
  7. 2024-02-18
    BODEN, Gavin Paul appointed
    director
  8. 2024-02-18
    📄
    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 2.4 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-07

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gavin Paul Boden
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/02/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

12 Anthony Place
Stoke-On-Trent
ST3 1LE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

BODEN, Gavin Paul
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-02-18
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Recent filings (7 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-07-07
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-18