ALLESLEY GARAGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05737210 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£17.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -63% 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 (2 active, 6 linked, 3 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
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,598
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,634 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 63% YoY
Cash YoY
-63%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
↓ 63% YoY
Net Worth
£18k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£30kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£17.6k£30.2k
Current assets£12.7k£30.4k
Cash£11.0k£29.6k
Debtors£1.8k£775
Net assets£17.6k£30.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-08-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-02-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-12-12
    ➖
    HORN, Celina Theresa resigned
    director
  17. 2011-10-09
    ➕
    HORN, Gary Martin appointed
    director
  18. 2011-07-15
    ➖
    HORN, Gary Martin resigned
    director
  19. 2006-03-16
    ➕
    HORN, Gary Martin appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-03-16
    ➕
    HORN, Celina Theresa appointed
    director
  21. 2006-03-16
    ➕
    HORN, Gary Martin appointed
    director
  22. 2006-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLESLEY GARAGE LIMITED
  23. 2006-03-09
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-03-09
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-03-09
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2006-03-09
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Gary Martin Horn
Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Celina Theresa Hornceased 01/09/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2006-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

The American Barns Banbury Road
Lighthorne
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV35 0AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

HORN, Gary Martin→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORN, Gary Martin→
director · ~75y · appointed 2011-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-09 · resigned 2006-03-09
Resigned
HORN, Celina Theresa→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-03-16 · resigned 2011-12-12
Resigned
HORN, Gary Martin→
director · ~75y · appointed 2006-03-16 · resigned 2011-07-15
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-09 · resigned 2006-03-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-07