AUTOTRONIC MOT STATION LTD
🌱Startupactive
16440550 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-09
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-02➕DAVIES, Mark Anthony appointeddirector
- 2025-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTOTRONIC MOT STATION LTD
- 2025-05-09➕DAVIES, Mark Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2025-05-09➕DAVIES, Ashley Aaron appointeddirector
- 2025-05-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DAVIES, Ashley Aaron (same surname) appointed 2025-05-09. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ashley Aaron Davies Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/05/2025 |
Mr Mark Anthony Davies Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 02/06/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
19d Pen Park Road
Bristol
BS10 5SD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-22
Last: —
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
DAVIES, Mark Anthony→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-05-09
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DAVIES, Ashley Aaron→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-05-09
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DAVIES, Mark Anthony→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-06-02
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Recent filings (3 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-09