CAR & COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DISMANTLERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

08436537 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-08

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£21.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38310

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

30 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £21,019

Net assets shrinking

Down £2,849 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£21k

↓ 12% YoY

Current Assets

£82k

↓ 13% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£93.6k	£98.7k
Current assets	£81.8k	£94.5k
Net assets	£21.0k	£23.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-10-20
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accounts · AA
2024-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-10
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HIRST, John Neville resigned
director
2021-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-03-20
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officers · TM01
2018-03-16
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HIRST, Robert Ian resigned
director
2017-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-03-20
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address · AD01
2016-10-26
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accounts · AA
2016-03-14
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-01-19
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accounts · AA
2013-03-08
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Company incorporated
As CAR & COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DISMANTLERS LIMITED
2013-03-08
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HIRST, John Graham appointed
director
2013-03-08
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HIRST, John Neville appointed
director
2013-03-08
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HIRST, Robert Ian appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Neville Hirst Individual · British · DOB 04/1937 · age 89	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	01/03/2017

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

Incorporated2013-03-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38310 — SIC 38310

Registered office

8 King Cross Street

Halifax

HX1 2SH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-17

Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HIRST, John Graham→

director · ~61y · appointed 2013-03-08

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Active

HIRST, John Neville→

director · ~89y · appointed 2013-03-08 · resigned 2022-10-10

Resigned

HIRST, Robert Ian→

director · ~53y · appointed 2013-03-08 · resigned 2018-03-16

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-10-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-10-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-09-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-10-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-10-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-10-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-10-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-09-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-03-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2019-11-19