CAR PARTS GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07390307 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-28

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 15.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.2y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 15.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (6 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2025-10-21
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-17
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-10-09
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-28
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2024-07-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-05
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-05
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-09
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-08
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capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2024-05-08
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legacy
capital · SH20
2024-04-26
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GODEFROID, Bert appointed
director
2024-04-26
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MOORTGAT, Jochen appointed
director
2024-04-26
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RAMAGE, Neil William appointed
director
2024-04-26
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VAN DE VIJVER, Marc appointed
director
2024-04-26
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DARBY, Lara Catherine resigned
secretary
2024-04-26
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DARBY, Lara Catherine resigned
director
2022-07-01
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LYONS, Timothy appointed
director
2022-03-15
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GRUBB, Ian Michael resigned
director
2021-04-30
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GRUBB, Ian Michael appointed
director
2021-03-19
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KEENE, David Martin resigned
director
2017-07-17
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WHATELEY, John Sebastian appointed
director
2017-06-01
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DARBY, Lara Catherine appointed
director
2017-06-01
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WHATELEY, John Grahame resigned
director
2015-06-17
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-04-22
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DARBY, Lara Catherine appointed
secretary
2011-04-22
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CREDALI, Giuseppe Antonio, Mr. appointed
director
2011-04-22
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CREDALI, Giuseppe Antonio, Mr. resigned
director
2011-04-22
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WHATELEY, John Grahame appointed
director
2011-04-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2010-11-02
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BOTTERILL, Roy resigned
director
2010-11-02
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KEENE, David Martin appointed
director
2010-11-02
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HARVEY INGRAM DIRECTORS resigned
corporate-director
2010-09-28
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Company incorporated
As CAR PARTS GROUP LIMITED
2010-09-28
➕
BOTTERILL, Roy appointed
director
2010-09-28
➕
HARVEY INGRAM DIRECTORS appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med ·

Name changed 2 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-08-28: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-08-28: change-of-name-notice

Group structure

Sufina Bv holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Sufina Bv

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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CAR PARTS GROUP LIMITED

This company · 07390307

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Sufina Bv Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	03/10/2025
Mr John Sebastian Whateley Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	03/10/2025

6 historic (ceased) PSCs

Green Retro Holding Nvceased 24/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Mr John Sebastian Whateleyceased 26/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mrs Emma Natasha Reed-Daunterceased 26/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mrs Lara Catherine Darbyceased 26/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr John Grahame Whateleyceased 03/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr David Martin Keeneceased 15/02/2022· 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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-09-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Units 14/15 Erdington Industrial Park

Chester Road

Birmingham

B24 0RD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-12

Last: 2025-09-28