CAR LOCATION LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07618566 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-03
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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: high (82/100)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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 address
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-06-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-05-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-17➖BUDDINGTON, Herold Winston resigneddirector
- 2025-06-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-11➕AYME-JOUVE, Philippe Yves appointeddirector
- 2024-07-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-07-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-24➖PAGET-BROWN, Simon resigneddirector
- 2023-04-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-13➕BUDDINGTON, Herold Winston appointeddirector
- 2023-04-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-01➖FERRIER, Patrick resigneddirector
- 2020-05-29➕PAGET-BROWN, Simon appointeddirector
- 2012-12-12➖AMYE-JOUVE, Philippe resigneddirector
- 2011-05-03🏢Company incorporatedAs CAR LOCATION LIMITED
- 2011-05-03➕AMYE-JOUVE, Philippe appointeddirector
- 2011-05-03➕FERRIER, Patrick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️ultimate parent
Rock Financial Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
🏛️ultimate parent
Valor Finance Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CAR LOCATION LIMITED
This company · 07618566
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rock Financial Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 12/07/2024 |
Valor Finance Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 12/07/2024 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Herold Winston Buddingtonceased 12/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest · firm interest
- Rock Financial Limitedceased 29/06/2023· 75-100% shares
- Mr Simon Paget-Brownceased 11/02/2022· 75-100% shares
- Rock Financial Limitedceased 10/12/2020· 75-100% shares
- Mr Patrick Ferrierceased 01/10/2020· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
38 Edison House
Godalming
GU7 1FF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
AYME-JOUVE, Philippe Yves→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2024-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AMYE-JOUVE, Philippe→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2011-05-03 · resigned 2012-12-12
BUDDINGTON, Herold Winston→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-04-13 · resigned 2025-06-17
FERRIER, Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2011-05-03 · resigned 2020-10-01
PAGET-BROWN, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-05-29 · resigned 2023-04-24
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (68 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05