COGAN CAR CO.LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00840525 · ltd · incorporated 1965-03-10
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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 (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
89 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-04-30➖EVANS, Robert John resignedsecretary
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-01➖BARRITT, William Moorhouse resigneddirector
- 2016-01-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2006-05-04➖BARRITT, William Moorhouse resignedsecretary
- 2006-05-04➕EVANS, Robert John appointedsecretary
- 1965-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs COGAN CAR CO.LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 61 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Roger Charles Pugsley Individual · British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1965-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
281 Penarth Road
Cardiff
CF11 8YZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
Active
BARRITT, William Moorhouse→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2006-05-04
EVANS, Robert John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-05-04 · resigned 2026-04-30
BARRITT, William Moorhouse→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 2016-12-01
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Recent filings (89 total)
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-09