ADVANCED AUTOS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC344441 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-16
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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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-04-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-07-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-07-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2015-07-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2015-07-01
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    LOUDEN, Jill appointed
    director
  17. 2011-06-16
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    WHITELAW WELLS CA resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2008-06-18
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    LOUDEN, Paul William appointed
    director
  19. 2008-06-18
    ➕
    LOUDEN, Paul William appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-06-18
    ➖
    LOUDEN, Paul William resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-06-18
    ➕
    WHITELAW WELLS CA appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-06-18
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, John appointed
    director
  23. 2008-06-18
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    RICHARDSON, John resigned
    director
  24. 2008-06-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED AUTOS LIMITED
  25. 2008-06-16
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    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2008-06-16
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2008-06-16
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    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2008-06-16
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    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul William Louden
Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
50–75%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/07/2016
Mrs Jill Louden
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-06-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

1 Baberton Mains Drive
Edinburgh
EH14 3DF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

LOUDEN, Jill→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOUDEN, Paul William→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOUDEN, Paul William→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-18 · resigned 2008-06-18
Resigned
CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2008-06-16
Resigned
WHITELAW WELLS CA→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-06-18 · resigned 2011-06-16
Resigned
RICHARDSON, John→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-06-18 · resigned 2008-06-18
Resigned
CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2008-06-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-05