AFFORDABLE CARS (SOUTH WALES) LIMITED

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05561584 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-12
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£28.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -65% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £28,623
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,981 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 65% YoY
Cash YoY
-65%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↓ 65% YoY
Net Worth
£29k
↓ 9.4% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£27k£40k£54k£67kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£40.7k£53.0k
Current assets£53.6k£67.3k
Cash£12.0k£34.7k
Debtors£8.1k—
Net assets£28.6k£31.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-04
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    WESTON, Carl resigned
    director
  4. 2023-09-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-08-01
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    address · AD01
  6. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-13
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-10-12
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    WESTON, Carl appointed
    director
  9. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-23
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-05-14
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    WESTON, Kerry Angela resigned
    secretary
  15. 2020-05-14
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    WESTON, Carl resigned
    director
  16. 2020-03-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  18. 2018-03-27
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  19. 2017-01-05
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2008-04-30
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    WESTON, Mark appointed
    director
  21. 2005-09-12
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    Company incorporated
    As AFFORDABLE CARS (SOUTH WALES) LIMITED
  22. 2005-09-12
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    WESTON, Kerry Angela appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-09-12
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    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-09-12
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    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-09-12
    ➕
    WESTON, Carl appointed
    director
  26. 2005-09-12
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2005-09-12
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Weston
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Affordable Cars (South Wales) Ltd Station Road
Sebastopol
Pontypool
NP4 5ES
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

WESTON, Mark→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-04-30
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Active
WESTON, Kerry Angela→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-12 · resigned 2020-05-14
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-09-12 · resigned 2005-09-12
Resigned
WESTON, Carl→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-10-12 · resigned 2023-09-04
Resigned
WESTON, Carl→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-09-12 · resigned 2020-05-14
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-09-12 · resigned 2005-09-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15