AC CAR SERVICES LTD
🌳Matureactive
06752788 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 16.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 16.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £4
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4 | £4 |
| Current assets | £4 | £4 |
| Net assets | £4 | £4 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-01➕CAROFANO, Angelo appointeddirector
- 2025-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-06➕CAROFANO, Angela appointedsecretary
- 2024-12-06➖CAROFANO, Angela resignedsecretary
- 2024-12-06➖CARAFANO, Angelo resigneddirector
- 2024-12-06➖CAROFANO, Angela resigneddirector
- 2024-12-06➖CAROFANO, Antonietta Graziella resigneddirector
- 2024-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-12-04✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2009-12-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2009-01-06➕CAROFANO, Giovanni appointeddirector
- 2009-01-06➕CAROFANO, Antonietta Graziella appointeddirector
- 2008-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs AC CAR SERVICES LTD
- 2008-11-19➕CAROFANO, Angela appointedsecretary
- 2008-11-19➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-11-19➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-11-19➕CARAFANO, Angelo appointeddirector
- 2008-11-19➕CAROFANO, Angela appointeddirector
- 2008-11-19➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2008-11-19➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-12-04: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Giovanni Carofano Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
17 Kingsway
St John's Terrace
Bedford
MK42 9BJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
Active
CAROFANO, Angelo→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2026-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAROFANO, Giovanni→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2009-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAROFANO, Angela→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-11-19 · resigned 2024-12-06
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-11-19 · resigned 2008-11-19
CARAFANO, Angelo→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2008-11-19 · resigned 2024-12-06
CAROFANO, Angela→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2008-11-19 · resigned 2024-12-06
CAROFANO, Antonietta Graziella→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2009-01-06 · resigned 2024-12-06
KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2008-11-19 · resigned 2008-11-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/12/2009 | — |
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Recent filings (58 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-23