Vehicle repair garages to acquire in the South East
Updated 9 November 2026
Looking to acquire a vehicle repair garage in the South East? Firmbase ranks 1,458 vehicle repair garages using public company information to help buyers prioritise firms for research and potential outreach. The Approach Score ranks firms using public signals including director age and tenure, ownership, business scale, financial strength and recent changes. These firms are not listed for sale, and the ranking does not indicate that an owner is considering a sale.
The median firm has 7 staff and has been in business for 16 years; 11 firms are owned by groups that have acquired several firms in this sector. Looking beyond the South East? Explore the full UK list of vehicle repair garages.
1,458
Firms
UK 9,032
28%
Every director 55+
UK 29%
34%
Held 75%+ by one person
UK 37%
16
Median years in business
UK 15
7
Median headcount
UK 7
£500k to £1m
Median turnover band
UK £500k to £1m · includes our estimates
11 firms owned by 2 groups that have bought several firms in this sector. That is 1% of this list. Groups that own firms on this list include Group 1 Automotive. To have a group's name removed, email dave@firmbase.co.
Towns with the most firms
- Southampton 121 firms
- Portsmouth 102 firms
- Reading 100 firms
- Brighton 85 firms
The first 25 firms, in Approach Score order
| Rank | Firm | Approach Score | The facts behind the score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Automarine Diesel Services Worthing, West Sussex | Approach Score 92/100 |
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Company no. 08111167 · Companies House |
| 2 | Burghfield Bridge Tyres Reading | Approach Score 92/100 |
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Company no. 06040072 · Companies House |
| 3 | Western Road Garage Shoreham-by-SEA, West Sussex | Approach Score 92/100 |
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Company no. 04157066 · Companies House |
| 4 | Safari Engineering Hook | Approach Score 91/100 |
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Company no. 02948121 · Companies House |
| 5 | Carterton Tyres Black Bourton Road Carterton, Oxfordshire | Approach Score 90/100 |
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Company no. 04000491 · Companies House |
| 6 | Masumin Motor Spares Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire | Approach Score 89/100 |
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Company no. 07601453 · Companies House |
| 7 | Alliance Acquisitions Waterlooville, Hampshire | Approach Score 88/100 |
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Company no. 07499251 · Companies House |
| 8 | D C Autos (overton) Winchester, Hampshire | Approach Score 87/100 |
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Company no. 09084346 · Companies House |
| 9 | R.D.S. (hastings) ST. Leonards-on-SEA, East Sussex | Approach Score 87/100 |
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Company no. 04801874 · Companies House |
| 10 | A J Dunlop CAR Servicing Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire | Approach Score 86/100 |
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Company no. 06688199 · Companies House |
| 11 | E W Smith Garage High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire | Approach Score 86/100 |
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Company no. 07186358 · Companies House |
| 12 | Mark Coburn Vehicle Repairs Newport, Isle of Wight | Approach Score 86/100 |
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Company no. 07685263 · Companies House |
| 13 | Peter Welch (motor Engineers) Didcot, Oxfordshire | Approach Score 86/100 |
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Company no. 04726194 · Companies House |
| 14 | MOT My Car Aylesbury, Bucks | Approach Score 86/100 |
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Company no. 07195823 · Companies House |
| 15 | A.W. Warner & Sons Canterbury,, Kent | Approach Score 85/100 |
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Company no. 00759640 · Companies House |
| 16 | Mac's Automobile Service Camberley, Surrey | Approach Score 85/100 |
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Company no. 12550975 · Companies House |
| 17 | G W CAR and Commercial Mayfield, East Sussex | Approach Score 85/100 |
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Company no. 07882551 · Companies House |
| 18 | Hailsham Motoring Centre ST. Leonards-on-SEA, East Sussex | Approach Score 85/100 |
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Company no. 11243834 · Companies House |
| 19 | Brambles MOT Centre Canterbury, Kent | Approach Score 84/100 |
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Company no. 06674340 · Companies House |
| 20 | Troyan Motors Reading, Berkshire | Approach Score 84/100 |
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Company no. 04863564 · Companies House |
| 21 | Aylesford Tyre and Auto Centre Aylesford, Kent | Approach Score 84/100 |
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Company no. 09559897 · Companies House |
| 22 | Autolink (U.K.) Southampton, Hampshire | Approach Score 84/100 |
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Company no. 03164459 · Companies House |
| 23 | Black Lion MOT Gillingham, Kent | Approach Score 84/100 |
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Company no. 09150761 · Companies House |
| 24 | Rardley Motors Liss, Hampshire | Approach Score 84/100 |
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Company no. 09210243 · Companies House |
| 25 | Fleet Station Mot & Repair Centre Fleet, Hampshire | Approach Score 84/100 |
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Company no. 08970382 · Companies House |
1,433 more firms are in the list, in Approach Score order.
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One row per firm, in Approach Score order, as Excel + CSV.
It holds the facts behind each score, points for each part of the score, financials with dates, publicly available contact details, where identified, director names and named shareholders.
Some people with significant control appear as Other individual, with no further detail. Director email lookups are not included.
How this list is filtered
- 5 or more staff, from filed headcount or our estimate where none is filed.
- Registered office in the South East.
How this list is built
The Approach Score ranks firms mainly on public Companies House information about owner tenure and age, ownership, size, financial strength and recent register changes.
Firms with higher scores appear first in each list.
Use the ranking to order research, then check each business directly.
What it does not mean
No firm here is for sale, and the score says nothing about any owner's plans.
At least 95% of the firms where we hold directors had them checked in or after November 2026.
What we do not cover
Regulatory information is not included in this list. Buyers should check the relevant register as part of their due diligence. Vehicle repair has no single sector regulator. Check DVSA's Active MOT Test Stations list for Great Britain; Northern Ireland uses DVA test centres.
Why age bands but no people's names
Age bands come from the month and year of birth on Companies House. This page shows no exact ages and no people's names. Both come with the purchased list. The band edges from 45 to 65 are the ages where the score changes. A row shows no age bands when a director's surname is in the firm's name, its group's name or its website. Those directors' ages still count towards the score.
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