AUTOFIX SERVICES LTD.

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SC222437 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-21
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£103.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
  • 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (75/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 £103,914
Net assets shrinking
Down £32,396 YoY
Cash YoY
+11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£119k
↑ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£104k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£140k
↑ 8.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£28k£56k£84k£112k£140kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£112.3k£161.4k
Current assets£140.0k£129.0k
Cash£119.2k£107.7k
Debtors£20.3k£20.7k
Net assets£103.9k£136.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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  2. 2024-05-30
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  3. 2023-05-31
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  4. 2022-05-26
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  5. 2021-05-26
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  6. 2021-03-02
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  7. 2021-03-02
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    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-02-21
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    MCDONALD, Fiona Anne appointed
    secretary
  9. 2021-02-21
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    MCDONALD, Albert Cain resigned
    secretary
  10. 2020-05-15
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  11. 2019-09-02
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  12. 2019-07-15
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  13. 2018-05-31
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  14. 2017-05-31
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  15. 2016-05-31
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  16. 2015-09-07
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  17. 2015-09-07
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  18. 2005-09-13
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    MCDONALD, Albert Cain appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-07-22
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    CALVERT, Pauline Sylvia resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-08-21
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTOFIX SERVICES LTD.
  21. 2001-08-21
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    MCDONALD, Dennis appointed
    director
  22. 2001-08-21
    ➕
    CALVERT, Pauline Sylvia appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-08-21
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-08-21
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-08-21
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2001-08-21
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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 Dennis Mcdonald
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-08-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

113 Constitution Street
Aberdeen
AB24 5ET

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MCDONALD, Fiona Anne→
secretary · appointed 2021-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCDONALD, Dennis→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CALVERT, Pauline Sylvia→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-21 · resigned 2005-07-22
Resigned
MCDONALD, Albert Cain→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-13 · resigned 2021-02-21
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-21 · resigned 2001-08-21
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-21 · resigned 2001-08-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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2025-09-03
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2025-05-29
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2024-08-22
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2024-05-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
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2023-05-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-03-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-02