AUTO S CEPELE LTD

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16486868 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-31
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
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
4 filings
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-06-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-05-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTO S CEPELE LTD
  4. 2025-05-31
    CEPELE, Arjol appointed
    director
  5. 2025-05-31
    CEPELE, Elsid appointed
    director
  6. 2025-05-31
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CEPELE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.1 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
Mr Elsid Cepele
Individual · Albanian · DOB 10/1990 · age 36
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/05/2025
Mr Arjol Cepele
Individual · Albanian · DOB 04/1993 · age 33
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/05/2025

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
Incorporated2025-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

183 Glenesk Road
London
SE9 1RD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-13
Last: 2026-05-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CEPELE, Arjol
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-05-31
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Active
CEPELE, Elsid
director · ~36y · appointed 2025-05-31
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Active

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Recent filings (4 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-31