CITY CABS AND CARS LTD
Opportunity 74/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-20.1k | £-20.1k |
| Net assets | £-20.1k | £-20.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-10-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-11-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-05-01➕AFZAL, Jahangir appointeddirector
- 2016-05-01➖MALTBY, Florence Anne resigneddirector
- 2001-10-30➕BURGESS, Jane appointedsecretary
- 2001-10-30➕MALTBY, Florence Anne appointeddirector
- 2001-10-22➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-10-22➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs CITY CABS AND CARS LTD
- 2001-10-18➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-10-18➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
cleanGroup structure
Sirvana Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sirvana Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/07/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Florence Anne Maltbyceased 31/07/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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