A&E TYRE, EXHAUST & SERVICE CENTRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08495054 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-18
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£100
Current assets£6.0k
Net assets£100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-09
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-05-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-05-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-04-30
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    SUTTON, Emma Helen resigned
    director
  7. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-27
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-02-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2016-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-04-18
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    Company incorporated
    As A&E TYRE, EXHAUST & SERVICE CENTRE LIMITED
  19. 2013-04-18
    ➕
    SUTTON, Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2013-04-18
    ➕
    SUTTON, Emma Helen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Sutton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Emma Helen Suttonceased 29/03/2022· 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
Incorporated2013-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

32 Jubilee Crescent
Rothbury
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE65 7QZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-02
Last: 2025-04-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SUTTON, Anthony→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-04-18
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Active
SUTTON, Emma Helen→
director · ~37y · appointed 2013-04-18 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-04