ALPHA CAR SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05937811 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-18
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (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 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees-500-400

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-17
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  2. 2024-08-01
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  3. 2024-06-28
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  4. 2023-07-31
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  5. 2022-09-30
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  6. 2021-06-18
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  7. 2020-06-22
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  8. 2019-06-28
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  9. 2018-06-25
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  10. 2017-06-28
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  11. 2017-01-11
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  12. 2016-09-14
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  13. 2016-09-13
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-30
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  15. 2015-09-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-06-15
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    SHARIF, Mohamed resigned
    director
  17. 2011-08-01
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    SHARIF, Mohamed appointed
    director
  18. 2007-08-01
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    HUSSAIN, Abid appointed
    director
  19. 2007-08-01
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    SHARIF, Mohamed resigned
    director
  20. 2006-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA CAR SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2006-09-18
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    AKHTAR, Naureen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-09-18
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-09-18
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-09-18
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    SHARIF, Mohamed appointed
    director
  25. 2006-09-18
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2006-09-18
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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
Abid Hussain
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

171 Ballards Lane
Finchley
London
N3 1LP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

AKHTAR, Naureen→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUSSAIN, Abid→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-09-18 · resigned 2006-09-18
Resigned
SHARIF, Mohamed→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-08-01 · resigned 2012-06-15
Resigned
SHARIF, Mohamed→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-09-18 · resigned 2007-08-01
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-09-18 · resigned 2006-09-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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2025-06-17
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2024-09-20
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2024-08-01
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2024-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
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2023-07-31
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2022-10-04
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2022-09-30
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2021-11-10
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2021-06-18
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2020-09-18
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2020-06-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-18
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accounts · AA
2019-06-28