THE AUTO LOUNGE LIMITED

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SC627534 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-12
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£203.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £203,227

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£65k
Net Worth
£203k
Current Assets
£83k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30
Total assets£206.2k
Current assets£83.2k
Cash£65.2k
Debtors£11.2k
Net assets£203.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-05-22
    ➖
    HANDLEY, Craig Buchanan resigned
    director
  5. 2025-05-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-07-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2024-07-05
    ➖
    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2024-07-05
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-26
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  14. 2021-10-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2021-10-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-30
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    notice-restriction-on-company-articles
    change-of-constitution · CC01
  19. 2019-09-30
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  20. 2019-09-30
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  21. 2019-09-18
    ➕
    HANDLEY, Craig Buchanan appointed
    director
  22. 2019-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As THE AUTO LOUNGE LIMITED
  23. 2019-04-12
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Graham John appointed
    director
  24. 2019-04-12
    ➕
    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Gt Storage Solutions Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Gt Storage Solutions Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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THE AUTO LOUNGE LIMITED
This company · SC627534

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gt Storage Solutions Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/09/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Craig Buchanan Handleyceased 22/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Graham John Davidsonceased 21/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2019-04-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Infinity Partnership
5 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DAVIDSON, Graham John→
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-04-12 · resigned 2024-07-05
Resigned
HANDLEY, Craig Buchanan→
director · ~32y · appointed 2019-09-18 · resigned 2025-05-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-03
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29