ADVANCE CHAUFFEUR SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04777074 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-27

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£-113.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49320

Sector: Transportation & storage

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

49390SIC 49390

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £113,138

Net assets shrinking

Down £164,712 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 100% YoY

Cash YoY

-100%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£507

↓ 100% YoY

Net Worth

-£113k

↓ 319% YoY

Current Assets

£25k

↓ 89% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£190.5k	£345.8k
Current assets	£24.9k	£234.0k
Cash	£507	£121.1k
Debtors	£24.4k	£112.9k
Net assets	£-113.1k	£51.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-04-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-29
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accounts · AA
2019-02-26
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accounts · AA
2018-02-27
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accounts · AA
2017-03-16
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address · AD01
2017-02-28
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accounts · AA
2016-07-14
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annual-return · AR01
2016-03-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-06-01
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annual-return · AR01
2006-01-13
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HARIRI, Hala resigned
director
2006-01-11
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AL-HADDAD, Imad appointed
director
2006-01-11
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KHALIL, Marwan resigned
secretary
2003-05-27
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Company incorporated
As ADVANCE CHAUFFEUR SERVICES LIMITED
2003-05-27
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KHALIL, Marwan appointed
secretary
2003-05-27
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M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-05-27
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M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-05-27
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HARIRI, Hala appointed
director
2003-05-27
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DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-05-27
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DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

clean

No 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 Imad Al-Haddad Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-05-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

203-205 The Vale

London

W3 7QS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-10

Last: 2025-05-27

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

AL-HADDAD, Imad→

director · ~54y · appointed 2006-01-11

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Active

KHALIL, Marwan→

secretary · appointed 2003-05-27 · resigned 2006-01-11

Resigned

M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-27 · resigned 2003-05-27

Resigned

HARIRI, Hala→

director · ~50y · appointed 2003-05-27 · resigned 2006-01-13

Resigned

DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-27 · resigned 2003-05-27

Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-04-11

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officers · CH01

2026-04-11