BRENTFORD & EALING RADIO CARS LTD

💤Zombieactive

04874206 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-21

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49320

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	500	200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-05-26
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2025-05-01
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2024-05-28
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2023-04-10
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2022-05-29
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2021-05-17
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accounts · AA
2020-11-17
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officers · AP01
2020-11-17
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2020-11-17
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officers · TM01
2020-11-01
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UMER, Hazrat appointed
director
2020-11-01
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NASEEBULLAH, Syed resigned
director
2020-05-07
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accounts · AA
2019-05-30
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accounts · AA
2019-01-02
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2019-01-02
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officers · TM01
2018-08-31
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SIDDIQUE, Muhammad resigned
director
2018-05-14
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accounts · AA
2017-05-29
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accounts · AA
2017-02-01
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SIDDIQUE, Muhammad appointed
director
2016-04-20
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GREWAL, Jasdev Singh resigned
director
2016-04-20
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GREWAL, Sharandeep Kaur resigned
director
2016-04-20
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MUHAMMAD, Siddique appointed
director
2016-04-20
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MUHAMMAD, Siddique resigned
director
2016-04-20
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NASEEBULLAH, Syed appointed
director
2016-04-20
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PAUL, Javed Iqbal resigned
director
2010-05-03
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GREWAL, Sharandeep Kaur appointed
director
2006-04-07
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GREWAL, Sharamdeep resigned
secretary
2006-04-07
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GREWAL, Jasdev Singh appointed
director
2006-04-07
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GREWAL, Sharamdeep resigned
director
2003-08-26
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GREWAL, Sharamdeep appointed
secretary
2003-08-26
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GREWAL, Sharamdeep appointed
director
2003-08-26
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PAUL, Javed Iqbal appointed
director
2003-08-22
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
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2003-08-22
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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2003-08-21
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Company incorporated
As BRENTFORD & EALING RADIO CARS LTD
2003-08-21
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
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2003-08-21
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Hazrat Umer Individual · British · DOB 03/1987 · age 39	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/11/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Mohammad Siddiqueceased 31/08/2018· 75-100% shares · trust interest

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

Incorporated2003-08-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

South Ealing Station Kiosk 2

South Ealing Road

London

W5 4QB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-26

Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

UMER, Hazrat→

director · ~39y · appointed 2020-11-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GREWAL, Sharamdeep→

secretary · appointed 2003-08-26 · resigned 2006-04-07

Resigned

BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-21 · resigned 2003-08-22

Resigned

GREWAL, Jasdev Singh→

director · ~92y · appointed 2006-04-07 · resigned 2016-04-20

Resigned

GREWAL, Sharamdeep→

director · ~60y · appointed 2003-08-26 · resigned 2006-04-07

Resigned

GREWAL, Sharandeep Kaur→

director · ~62y · appointed 2010-05-03 · resigned 2016-04-20

Resigned

MUHAMMAD, Siddique→

director · ~40y · appointed 2016-04-20 · resigned 2016-04-20

Resigned

NASEEBULLAH, Syed→

director · ~54y · appointed 2016-04-20 · resigned 2020-11-01

Resigned

PAUL, Javed Iqbal→

director · ~74y · appointed 2003-08-26 · resigned 2016-04-20

Resigned

SIDDIQUE, Muhammad→

director · ~40y · appointed 2017-02-01 · resigned 2018-08-31

Resigned

BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-21 · resigned 2003-08-22

Resigned

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