CLASSIC CAR TRIM PRODUCTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07406688 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-13
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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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£551.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29320
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £551,181
Cash YoY
+217%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£179k
↑ 217% YoY
Net Worth
£551k
↑ 9.7% YoY
Current Assets
£404k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£110k£220k£331k£441k£551kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£551.2k£502.3k
Current assets£404.1k£300.3k
Cash£179.2k£56.4k
Debtors£43.8k£55.8k
Net assets£551.2k£502.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-19
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-03-05
    ➖
    LANAWAY, Sarah Jayne resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-01-14
    ➖
    LANAWAY, Rosemary resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-23
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    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2021-04-09
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-26
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-28
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    LANAWAY, Rosemary resigned
    secretary
  14. 2019-10-28
    ➕
    LANAWAY, Sarah Jayne appointed
    secretary
  15. 2019-10-28
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    officers · AP03
  16. 2019-10-28
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    officers · TM02
  17. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  18. 2019-02-26
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    accounts · AAMD
  19. 2018-03-26
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  20. 2017-04-07
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2010-10-13
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    Company incorporated
    As CLASSIC CAR TRIM PRODUCTS LTD
  22. 2010-10-13
    ➕
    LANAWAY, Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2010-10-13
    ➕
    LANAWAY, Rosemary appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-10-13
    ➕
    LANAWAY, Rosemary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Lanaway
Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/10/2016
Mrs Rosemary Lanaway
Individual · British · DOB 11/1934 · age 92
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/10/2016

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
Incorporated2010-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC29320 — SIC 29320

Registered office

Coldnorthcott
St Teath
Bodmin
Cornwall
PL30 3LL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LANAWAY, Robert→
director · ~78y · appointed 2010-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANAWAY, Rosemary→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-13 · resigned 2019-10-28
Resigned
LANAWAY, Sarah Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2019-10-28 · resigned 2025-03-05
Resigned
LANAWAY, Rosemary→
director · ~92y · appointed 2010-10-13 · resigned 2025-01-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14