AUTOPORTO LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC378194 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-07
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2018-07-31📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2018-07-31🏁Company dissolved
- 2018-05-15📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2018-05-04📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2018-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-04-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2017-04-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2017-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2016-09-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2016-08-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2016-01-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-01-28➕SPENCE, Stuart John appointeddirector
- 2016-01-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2015-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-dateannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2015-02-20📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2015-02-17📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2015-02-04📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2014-10-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-19📄legacyrestoration · AC93
- 2014-09-11➖SPENCE, Stuart resigneddirector
- 2014-06-13📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2014-02-09➖LIGHTBODY, Katherine resigneddirector
- 2014-02-09➖MACKENZIE, Lynn resigneddirector
- 2013-06-01➕SPENCE, Stuart appointeddirector
- 2010-12-16➖ARCHIBALD, Douglas resigneddirector
- 2010-12-15➕LIGHTBODY, Katherine appointeddirector
- 2010-12-15➕MACKENZIE, Lynn appointeddirector
- 2010-05-17➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-05-17➕ARCHIBALD, Douglas appointeddirector
- 2010-05-17➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
- 2010-05-07🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTOPORTO LIMITED
- 2010-05-07➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-05-07➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-07-31
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-05-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Suite 14 Central Chambers
11 Bothwell Street
Glasgow
G2 6LD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2017-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 6 resigned)
SPENCE, Stuart John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2016-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-05-07 · resigned 2010-05-17
ARCHIBALD, Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2010-05-17 · resigned 2010-12-16
LIGHTBODY, Katherine→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-12-15 · resigned 2014-02-09
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2010-05-07 · resigned 2010-05-17
MACKENZIE, Lynn→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2010-12-15 · resigned 2014-02-09
SPENCE, Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-06-01 · resigned 2014-09-11
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Recent filings (50 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-07-31
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-05-15
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-11-14
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2017-04-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2017-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-04-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2017-04-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2016-09-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2016-08-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-02