ALAN CARRINGTON CLASSIC CARS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07968042 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-28
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-243.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
45 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £243,719

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£244k
↓ 9.2% YoY
Current Assets
£156k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£244k-£158k-£72k£13k£99k£184kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-45.6k£-22.6k
Current assets£156.1k£184.4k
Net assets£-243.7k£-223.1k

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
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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  2. 2026-03-17
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  3. 2025-12-30
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  4. 2025-03-31
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  5. 2025-03-11
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    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-29
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    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-08-28
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  8. 2024-08-27
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  9. 2024-05-13
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  10. 2024-04-23
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  11. 2024-04-23
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-03-25
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2024-01-11
    ➖
    CARRINGTON, Jacqui resigned
    secretary
  14. 2023-12-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2023-01-19
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  16. 2022-08-03
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  17. 2022-03-23
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  18. 2021-03-22
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  19. 2019-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-02-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ALAN CARRINGTON CLASSIC CARS LIMITED
  21. 2012-02-28
    ➕
    CARRINGTON, Alan Edward appointed
    director
  22. 2012-02-28
    ➕
    CARRINGTON, Jacqui appointed
    secretary

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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CARRINGTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Edward Carrington
Individual · English · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jacqueline Kim Carringtonceased 08/01/2024· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2012-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Summit House
Horsecroft Road
Harlow
Essex
CM19 5BN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CARRINGTON, Alan Edward→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARRINGTON, Jacqui→
secretary · appointed 2012-02-28 · resigned 2024-01-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06