AR AUTO DYNAMICS LTD

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16406624 · ltd · incorporated 2025-04-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
3 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-05-13
    ROBINSON, Oliver George appointed
    director
  3. 2025-04-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AR AUTO DYNAMICS LTD
  4. 2025-04-24
    ASHBY, Harry Robert appointed
    director
  5. 2025-04-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.2 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Harry Robert Ashby
Individual · British · DOB 09/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/04/2025

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
Incorporated2025-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

Unit 19, 185, Stirlin Business Park Sadler Road
Lincoln
LN6 3AF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ASHBY, Harry Robert
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-04-24
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ROBINSON, Oliver George
director · ~36y · appointed 2025-05-13
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Active

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Recent filings (3 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-04-24