3K CAR AUDIO CENTRE LTD
🌳Matureactive
07444797 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-18
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-15.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,120
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£15k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-15.1k | £-19.9k |
| Current assets | £20.9k | £18.6k |
| Net assets | £-15.1k | £-19.9k |
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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-30➕RAYAT, Avtar Singh appointeddirector
- 2025-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-28➖RAYAT, Avtar Singh resigneddirector
- 2025-08-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-28➕RAYAT, Avtar Singh appointeddirector
- 2024-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-23➖RAYAT, Avtar Singh resigneddirector
- 2018-04-20➕RAYAT, Kultar Singh appointeddirector
- 2018-04-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2010-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 3K CAR AUDIO CENTRE LTD
- 2010-11-18➕RAYAT, Avtar Singh appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RAYAT, Avtar Singh (same surname) appointed 2025-09-30. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kultar Singh Rayat Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 28/08/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Avtar Singh Rayalceased 28/08/2025· 75-100% shares
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
Incorporated2010-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47430 — Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores
Registered office
3 Bradfield Close
Leicester
LE5 5FB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
RAYAT, Avtar Singh→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2025-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAYAT, Kultar Singh→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2018-04-20
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RAYAT, Avtar Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-08-28 · resigned 2025-08-28
RAYAT, Avtar Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2010-11-18 · resigned 2018-04-23
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Recent filings (44 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31