AUTOMIO LTD
🌱Startupactive
16545984 · ltd · incorporated 2025-06-27
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
What this business does
Primary activity: Other software publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
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
6
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-03📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01SH01
- 2025-11-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTOMIO LTD
- 2025-06-27➕ROBERTS, Iain Francis appointeddirector
- 2025-06-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Samual Geoffrey Kenwright Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/10/2025 |
Mr Ian Mclean Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/10/2025 |
Mr Andrew Richard Barrington Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/10/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Iain Francis Robertsceased 16/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58290 — Other software publishing
Registered office
2 - 4 Euston Grove
Prenton
Merseyside
CH43 4TY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-10
Last: 2026-06-26
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
ROBERTS, Iain Francis→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2025-06-27
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-11
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2025-11-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-27