AUTOPARTS RECYCLING (UK) LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15767566 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-07
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£65.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46770
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 £65,363

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£65k
Current Assets
£85k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-30
Total assets£65.4k
Current assets£85.0k
Net assets£65.4k

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
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-10
    ➕
    NOAD, Lauren appointed
    director
  2. 2026-06-10
    ➖
    NOAD, Lauren resigned
    director
  3. 2026-06-10
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-06-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-06-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-06-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2026-03-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-05-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-06-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTOPARTS RECYCLING (UK) LTD
  10. 2024-06-07
    ➕
    NOAD, Matthew appointed
    director
  11. 2024-06-07
    ➕
    NOAD, Lauren appointed
    director
  12. 2024-06-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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
Lauren Noad
Individual · British · DOB 07/1993 · age 33
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/06/2026
Matthew Noad
Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/06/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Lauren Noadceased 10/06/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2024-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46770 — SIC 46770

Registered office

The Old Chapel 52 Paynesfield Road
Tatsfield
Westerham
TN16 2BG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-20
Last: 2026-06-06

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

NOAD, Lauren→
director · ~33y · appointed 2026-06-10
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Active
NOAD, Matthew→
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-06-07
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Active
NOAD, Lauren→
director · ~33y · appointed 2024-06-07 · resigned 2026-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-07