BLACK SWAN TYRE AND EXHAUST CENTRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05765905 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-03
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-185.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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 (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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £185,699
Cash YoY
+141%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£23k
↑ 141% YoY
Net Worth
-£186k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↑ 77% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£225k-£175k-£126k-£76k-£26k£23kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-185.7k£-225.1k
Current assets£23.4k£13.2k
Cash£23.4k£9.7k
Debtors—£3.5k
Net assets£-185.7k£-225.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-03-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-03-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-03-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-01
    ➕
    COLE, Daniel appointed
    director
  11. 2023-09-01
    ➖
    COLE, Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  12. 2023-09-01
    ➖
    COLE, Christopher resigned
    director
  13. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-10-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2007-06-27
    ➕
    COLE, Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-06-27
    ➖
    HAWKES, Giles resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-06-27
    ➕
    COLE, Christopher appointed
    director
  22. 2007-06-27
    ➖
    SINCLAIR, David Mark resigned
    director
  23. 2006-04-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLACK SWAN TYRE AND EXHAUST CENTRE LIMITED
  24. 2006-04-03
    ➕
    HAWKES, Giles appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-04-03
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, David Mark appointed
    director

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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Daniel Cole
Individual · British · DOB 04/1993 · age 33
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/09/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher Coleceased 01/09/2023· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2006-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

First Floor Office Westerham Garage
190 London Road
Westerham
Kent
TN16 2DJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

COLE, Daniel→
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-09-01
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Active
COLE, Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-27 · resigned 2023-09-01
Resigned
HAWKES, Giles→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-03 · resigned 2007-06-27
Resigned
COLE, Christopher→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-06-27 · resigned 2023-09-01
Resigned
SINCLAIR, David Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-04-03 · resigned 2007-06-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09