A A RADIO CARS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03851732 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-01
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-09-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-26➖REYNOLDS, Philip James resigneddirector
- 2004-06-22➕VSBC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-06-22➖REYNOLDS, Philip James resignedsecretary
- 2004-06-22➕REYNOLDS, Philip James appointeddirector
- 2004-06-22➖REYNOLDS, Philip James resigneddirector
- 2003-11-30➖FOXON, Thomas Henry resigneddirector
- 2002-11-01➕FOXON, David Charles appointeddirector
- 2002-11-01➖FOXON, Steven Carl resigneddirector
- 2002-11-01➕FOXON, Thomas Henry appointeddirector
- 2000-05-02➖FOXON, Steven Carl resignedsecretary
- 2000-05-02➕REYNOLDS, Philip James appointedsecretary
- 1999-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs A A RADIO CARS LIMITED
- 1999-10-01➕FOXON, Steven Carl appointedsecretary
- 1999-10-01➕FY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-10-01➖FY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-10-01➕FOXON, Steven Carl appointeddirector
- 1999-10-01➕REYNOLDS, Philip James appointeddirector
- 1999-10-01➕FD LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-10-01➖FD LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
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 David Charles Foxon Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Philip James Reynoldsceased 26/06/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
30 Market Street
Cleethorpes
DN35 8LY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
VSBC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOXON, David Charles→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2002-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOXON, Steven Carl→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 2000-05-02
REYNOLDS, Philip James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-05-02 · resigned 2004-06-22
FY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 1999-10-01
FOXON, Steven Carl→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 2002-11-01
FOXON, Thomas Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2002-11-01 · resigned 2003-11-30
REYNOLDS, Philip James→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2004-06-22 · resigned 2017-06-26
REYNOLDS, Philip James→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 2004-06-22
FD LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 1999-10-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (89 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-30