AUTOCARE CANTERBURY LTD
🌱Startupactive
16505679 · ltd · incorporated 2025-06-09
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
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-02➕DRIVER, Lisa appointeddirector
- 2025-06-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTOCARE CANTERBURY LTD
- 2025-06-09➕WOODGATE, Norman appointeddirector
- 2025-06-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Norman Woodgate Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/06/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 5 Jackson Road
Wincheap Estate
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 3RF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-22
Last: 2026-06-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DRIVER, Lisa→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-08-02
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WOODGATE, Norman→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2025-06-09
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Recent filings (5 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-09