ACC GARAGE SERVICES LTD
💤Zombieactive
08565334 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-11
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
£8.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
48 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £8,818
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 260% YoY
Current Assets
£94k
↓ 4.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £68.4k | £25.3k |
| Current assets | £93.9k | £98.0k |
| Cash | £1.1k | £936 |
| Debtors | £600 | — |
| Net assets | £8.8k | £-5.5k |
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
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-01📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-10📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-08-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-03-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-29📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-09-28➕QURESHI, Adeel Anjum appointedsecretary
- 2021-08-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-11-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-12-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2013-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ACC GARAGE SERVICES LTD
- 2013-06-11➕QURESHI, Mohammad Munir appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
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 Mohammad Munir Qureshi Individual · British · DOB 10/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/03/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
409-411 Croydon Road
Beckenham
BR3 3PP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
QURESHI, Adeel Anjum→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-09-28
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QURESHI, Mohammad Munir→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2013-06-11
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Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-01
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-07
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-09-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-24