ALPHA CARS (NORTH YORKSHIRE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08507392 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-29
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees11001300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-06-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-04-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2022-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-03-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2019-06-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2017-07-18
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    WARD, Simone resigned
    director
  19. 2014-07-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  20. 2013-04-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA CARS (NORTH YORKSHIRE) LIMITED
  21. 2013-04-29
    ➕
    WARD, Martin William appointed
    director
  22. 2013-04-29
    ➕
    WARD, Simone appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — 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 66. 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 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin William Ward
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Simone Wardceased 18/07/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

1 Easton Way
Colburn
Catterick Garrison
DL9 4GA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WARD, Martin William→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-04-29
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Active
WARD, Simone→
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-04-29 · resigned 2017-07-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property25/07/2014—
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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12